Category Archives: Money

Civilization, Economy, Exploitation, Money, Well-being

Money in Times of Speed and Excess

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by Jayram Daya

Today money has moved from being a means of sustenance to a measure of success, power and self-worth. Never before had humanity been so intensely focused on increasing wealth, and that with such almost obscene haste. It is no secret that speed has become a defining obsession in the world of speculative markets and digital assets, from side-hustles to instant-profit scams. Inevitably, because of such self-defeating haste, money’s true value has been distorted and destroyed.

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Business, Engineering, Management, Money, Time

TIME AS A RESOURCE

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by R. Srinivasan

Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.
Peter F. Drucker

Peter Drucker is right, of course. Time has immense practical value. Time is money. But do we really understand what time is? We only sense its passing, based on the regular daily rounds of the sun, phases of the moon, devices known as clocks … et cetera. Some people relate time to karma, others relate time to entropy – while others still blame Einstein for all the confusion. After all, if everything in the universe is in ceaseless relative motion, whom can we trust?

When we harken back to our childhood, this inevitable question pops up in the mind: ‘O Father Time! What have you done to me?’ But perhaps that plaint should be addressed to Father Karma? Or to Father God? Is time just another name for God?

Indeed, we have no choice but to be humble. So let us turn to practical matters, related to our livelihoods. We do so by delving into Srini’s first-hand account of his many years of professional experience in the efficient management of time.

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Childhood, Civilization, Happiness, Life, Money

A boy learns about money — 2

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by JAYRAM DAYA, GUEST AUTHOR

Those who are lazy and lethargic become slaves, while those who work hard create opportunities.

This code of moral upliftment was impressed upon me by my grandmother. I understood that dedicated work is the instrument to combat poverty, and thus my anticipated future seemed attainable. Stories shape history for people of all ages, leaving a lasting legacy that inspires future generations. I became a determined follower of this code, resolved to make a positive change.

A country’s story is told by legends. Granny was born in India, and so her thoughts were shaped into a coherent entity that represented Sanatan Dharma. I was taught that we did not have a religion, but had Sanatan Dharma, which promotes peaceful coexistence of all life on Earth.

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Childhood, Civilization, Happiness, Life, Money

A boy learns about money — 1

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by JAYRAM DAYA, GUEST AUTHOR

Looking at matchbox cars in a shop window, I would be happy as a lark. I would stand in front of toy stores, claiming to want to buy one. I would think that everything there might one day be mine. As a young and growing boy, I lived in a dreamland dominated by toy cars. When the sales-lady questioned what I wanted, I would simply walk away and, while walking back home, keep thinking, ‘If only I had the money’.

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Civilization, Economy, Gautam Buddha, Life, Money, Society

MY REALIZATION WITH MONEY     

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Guest post by Jayram Daya

IIT Bombay Mech Engg batch of 1968 may remember Jayram Daya as being a sensitive, good-natured classmate from Hostel 2, an artist, and a citizen of South Africa. Since those student days, Jayram has successfully established a business in South Africa, handed the business over to his two sons, and is now happily pursuing higher interests in the next stage of life. He is in Sanyaas Ashram, but also, in his own words: I’m an engineer, an entrepreneur, a storyteller, a poet, an author, a painter, a photographer, a blogger, a philosopher, and a visionary.

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