Premanand Ji Maharaj on staying spiritual with a full-time job

Working people often feel their job leaves no room for devotion. His answer is that they have the arrangement backwards.

Premanand Ji Maharaj speaking plainly during satsang

In short

  • Do not treat work and practice as two things.
  • Do the work fully and honestly; offer the result.
  • Naam jap needs no seat and no hour.
  • The job is where the practice is proved.

Not two things

His instruction is to do the work fully and honestly and offer the result rather than clutching it. The job is not an obstacle to the practice; it is where the practice is proved.

Do the work fully, then hand the result over.

The hours already there

Naam jap needs no seat and no hour, so it runs through a commute, a lunch break or a queue. Most of his listeners are working people on crowded trains, which is exactly why the instruction carries no posture or quiet room.

The hours the phone takes

He is blunt that the phone eats the very hours in which sadhana would fit. See his advice on mobile addiction.

Where this comes from

Everything on this page is drawn from what this site records of his public satsang on the questions page and the teachings page. It summarises his position; it does not quote him word for word.

This is a fan website, not the official site of Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj. The article summarises what he teaches in public satsang; it does not quote him. If something here is wrong, tell us and it is corrected the same week.

Quick answers

Questions people ask about this

How can I be spiritual with a full-time job?

By not treating them as separate: do the work fully and honestly, offer the result, and take the name during the commute and breaks.

Should I quit my job for sadhana?

No. He tells householders to stay householders; the job is where the practice is proved.

When should I chant if I work all day?

Anytime: the naam needs no fixed hour or seat.

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