Sri. Craig Sastry and Jill Yogini have organized a pilot Financial Seminar at Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Austin on January 16, 2010. It was pretty informative, interactive, and entertaining for the small group attended. I posted a couple of video clips of Sri. Sastry's talk (with his permission) on money and spirituality below. I decided to shoot these clips on the fly, with my camera - so, no tripod and sub-optimal vantage point; hence the shaky image.
I totally agree with Sri. Sastry's take on charity and its necessity. If we put it off thinking "I will do it after I get everything I want", it may never happen. Economics 101 - goods are limited and wants are unlimited! I believe that the United States has prospered because the population in general is very generous and it accumulated good karma as a result of it - of course, a few unfortunate among us, end up taking money a little too seriously. I think India too is managing to prosper for the same reason in spite of poverty, population boom, and natural calamities - there are millions of generous people who are sharing what ever little they have. Anyway, enjoy the videos.
I totally agree with Sri. Sastry's take on charity and its necessity. If we put it off thinking "I will do it after I get everything I want", it may never happen. Economics 101 - goods are limited and wants are unlimited! I believe that the United States has prospered because the population in general is very generous and it accumulated good karma as a result of it - of course, a few unfortunate among us, end up taking money a little too seriously. I think India too is managing to prosper for the same reason in spite of poverty, population boom, and natural calamities - there are millions of generous people who are sharing what ever little they have. Anyway, enjoy the videos.
