Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2 9
dharmasya hy āpavargyasya
nārtho ’rthāyopakalpate
nārthasya dharmaikāntasya
kāmo lābhāya hi smṛtaḥ
All occupational engagements are certainly meant for ultimate liberation. They should never be performed for material gain. Furthermore, according to sages, one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service should never use material gain to cultivate sense gratification.
Unfortunately, in Western politics , where the business man predominant and pays for political stooges who do their bidding , whole civilizations are being misdirected by greed . Money money money brighter that sunshine sweeter that honey is the motto for fools and worldwide leaders .
These rascals and fools who are supposed leaders of society have sold themselves out to the Devil.
We can see through this verse occupations are meant for much greater purposes. Actually they are an impetus for strivings for the greatest good for oneself, one’s family and one’s society.
Society should always always be localised, and networking businesses interact with each other and support each other . A forest of trees are in support of each other , their roots are joined, giving each other support and helping nourish each other .
In a forest of a million smaller fir trees, we don’t want them cut down or replaced by one giant Redwood tree . Life is made up of smaller localised units, that’s natures way and everything, and everyone gets a far share and a fair crack of the whip . Working liberates people makes them feel good and brings rewards of many sorts . The poisoning of society over the last 200 or so years has brought increasingly instabilities in numerous ways , both on the people and the planet, along with its inhabitants. Work is meant for far deeper things than supposed by the unthinking and unintelligent global conglomerate.
The Vedic revival currently underway is destined to sweep away the dirt of greed and replace it with interlinked and caring and supportive environments .The intelligentsia know how , the citizens should not be fools who vote in fools who are stooges and servants of darkness, but rather look , understand, and clearly see light , the educational revolution is underway.