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I just discovered the Kala Sutta, which is very brief. According to this Pali sutra, there are four reasons why a wealthy family cannot hold onto its wealth --
- They don't look for things that are lost.
- They don't repair things that are old.
- They are immoderate in consuming food and drink.
- An un-virtuous person is placed in charge.
Since I'm nominally the only one in charge of my household (Miss Lucy, the household cat, is really in charge, but she doesn't handle money), I can't really speak to #4. As for #3 -- I'm working on it. As a culture, probably few of us are good at #2, getting things repaired. Small things especially are far more likely to be replaced than repaired. However, I frequently look for things that are lost, mostly because I tend to lose things.
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The Kala Sutta originally appeared on About.com Buddhism on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 14:01:32.
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