We may fear, “If we become too spiritually serious, that will undermine our material prospects. Conversely, if we become too materially ambitious, that will undermine our spiritual prospects.”

Fortunately, the Bhagavad-gita offers a middle way: a socially-engaged spirituality that harmonizes inner devotional remembrance with outer material performance (08.07). The fruit of this middle way is exemplified by Arjuna’s holistic self-development: he was both a...