give and take

Published on 15th April, 2021, in Economic Times. The word ‘transaction’ is associated with commerce, business and marketplaces. It is considered the opposite of spirituality, which should be non-transactional. Spirituality presupposes a spiritual entity, with infinite energy, that can give its energy to another without seeking anything in return, much like the sun, which gives sunlight to plants that convert it into food and energy. The plants do not give the sun anything in exchange. This is how the idea of God is visualized. This is how holy men are supposed to be. The sun provides energy to the fragile plants, who identify themselves as ..