Becoming Rich in the Inner World

When you come for our annual Christmas and New Year’s retreat, please think of your own spiritual progress. Inner money you have to make, all of you. You did not come here to become the richest businessmen, multimillionaires. I want you all to become rich in the inner world, not in the outer world. If you feel that your business will fail if you are here for two weeks or three weeks, then that is no business.

You have to take care of your inner business. Some businessmen say they have to leave the trip early because of their business. Businessmen should think of their inner business first, specially when they come here. When they are in their own country, they work so hard, so hard. Sometimes the outer business prevents them from meditating. Here they are getting the golden opportunity. They joined the path for inner business. Otherwise, they could have remained in their outer business and become multi-millionaires.

Some are saying they have to go back to work, they have to disappear. If after two or three weeks your business collapses, then that is no business. Look at this Iceland businessman. His whole family is here, and he does not worry. He says he will definitely get back his customers. That is the theory of Suren’s parents, and I fully agree with them.

And once you are here, forget about your outer business. Once you have joined the spiritual path, think of your inner business most of the time, if not all the time. Otherwise, outer business you are doing throughout the year. When you are there in your home countries, there is so much strain. You make progress, but here you can make more progress with your happy hearts. There your mind suffers a lot, your heart suffers, everything suffers to make money. And inner progress, which is inner money, becomes very difficult. Here you can amass inner wealth with very little difficulty or practically no difficulty.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Only One Reality Sri Chinmoy, Agni Press, 2025
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