Honesty Occupational Duty

Digest 00785: As a practicing devotee, can I resort to unethical ways to earn money if that money helps in serving Krishna?

Written by Romapada Swami

Question: As a working devotee in an organization/institute, sometimes I find myself in a situation where I can make extra money though that money comes via fake bills or not directly through hard work. I wish to know that if we can do such things if our only desire is to give all that extra money for serving Krishna.

Sometimes we are also engaged in giving small bribes to save ourselves from legal issues or future hassle. Does that make us sinful? What should we do in such circumstances? Should we face the circumstances even though it may either cost a lot of money which could have been used for Krishna service or in other cases disturb our devotional activities due to legal troubles?

Answer by Romapada Swami:

Please refer to Digest 00061C for an answer to these questions.

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