Acharya Prashant begins by quoting Kabir Saheb: "Kabir, the whole world is poor, no one is wealthy. Know them to be wealthy who possess the jewel of Ram's name." He explains that people who live only for an outer salary are all poor. The truly wealthy person is the one who has an inner salary. He addresses a question about how to work with compassion in a profit-driven corporate environment. The speaker advises that whatever you do, the portion you take for yourself should only be enough to enable you to continue your work. Life is a 'yagya' (sacrificial fire); while everything is offered to the gods, one must consume enough to keep the yagya going. He elaborates on two kinds of profit: the profit that comes *from* the work, which is the monetary surplus, and the profit that is *in* the work, which is the act of compassion and duty itself. The profit *in* the work is the greater profit and should constitute 90% of one's total compensation (CTC), while the profit *from* the work is the smaller, 10% portion. For instance, if your CTC is 50 lakhs, 40 lakhs is the value you receive *in* the work, and the remaining 10 lakhs is what you get *from* the work for sustenance. He criticizes the corporate world for making people believe their CTC is only the monetary component, while it actually drains their inner self, resulting in a negative net value. People are deceived by high salaries without realizing the intangible cost. Acharya Prashant links the ability to discern true profit from false profit to self-knowledge (Atma-gyan) and the teachings of the Gita. He explains that there are two kinds of work: one that is an expression of a diseased mind, and another that is a spontaneous dance of joy. Without knowing the Self, one's work is merely a compulsion. He advises that when seeking a job, one should ask about the 'inner salary'. The inner salary is the 80-90% of your compensation that is assured, underwritten not by any bank, but by Krishna (the ultimate reality). The outer 10-20% is subject to market forces like recessions, but the inner component remains unshaken.