On Right Livelihood

Earning a decent living, or being in a satisfying profession, or cultivating a talent occupies most of our lives, and that makes us supremely unaware of the many conflicts they generate, within and outside ourselves. In a corrupt society, what is the right means of earning a livelihood—and what are the unethical means? Are we doing jobs for the sake of money or out of love? How do we arrive at a balance between work and leisure, between the demands of a material life and our spiritual pursuits? Is my work mechanical and therefore boring, or is it creative? Is all work a search for fulfilment, and is there anything like fulfilment without its opposite: frustration? Caught in ambition and competition, aren’t we conditioned only to success and failure? Is earning a livelihood, or nurturing one's talent, the true vocation of man? These and many other questions form the contents of this book, which not only the young but also the old would find relevant to their lives—for, there is no generation gap, as             J. Krishnamurti would say.