🌿 I CHOSE VOLUNTARY POVERTY TO HEAL PEOPLE WITHOUT FEAR
- Madhukar Dama
- Jun 5
- 5 min read
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👣 WHO I AM AND WHY THIS LIFE
I am a veterinarian by qualification, a pharmacologist and toxicologist by postgraduation, and have worked as a medical researcher at the Central Drug Research Institute.
Over the years, I also worked as a freelance clinical trial expert, closely involved with drug development, regulation, and medical data interpretation.
I’ve spent enough time inside the system to understand how it works — and more importantly, what it cannot do.
Despite all the training, exposure, and academic structure, I gradually realised that true healing is not about interventions, but about understanding, rhythm, and responsibility.
That is why I now live in a remote rural area, meeting a handful of people every week, offering them clarity, conversation, and castor oil — without labels, noise, or claims.
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🧘 HOW MY LIFE IS STRUCTURED
I live far from any city.
I see only 3 to 6 people per week, always before 9 AM.
I do not charge for the healing dialogue or discussions.
Those who choose to take 1 litre of castor oil contribute ₹1500 — that’s all.
I file my Income Tax Returns regularly, honestly, and without hiding anything.
I never advertise, never take more than I need, and never try to “scale” my work.
Most of the people who visit me are government officers, teachers, engineers, doctors, and thoughtful middle-class families.
And despite working outside any official system — I have never faced trouble. No visits. No questions. No friction.
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🛡️ HOW I STAY UNTOUCHED
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1. 🏛️ I Understand the System — So I Designed Around It
1. I don’t run a clinic or dispensary.
2. I make no claims. I give no prescriptions.
3. I don’t promise results — I teach causes.
4. I sell only one thing: pure castor oil — and that too only to those who ask.
5. I speak openly, but never loudly. I heal, but never compete.
I know what attracts scrutiny:
Excessive claims, digital presence, patient load, structured billing, and institutional ego.
I walk around all of them — by design.
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2. 💸 I Don’t Run a Business — I Offer a Choice
6. I don't “treat.” I explain.
7. I don’t “consult.” I speak.
8. I don’t need clients — I meet people.
9. I don’t take bookings — I keep a rhythm.
10. I don’t follow up for testimonials — I let results speak for themselves.
The ₹1500 is for the oil. Not for my time. Not for my knowledge.
What I give — I give freely. That protects me more than any license.
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3. 🧘 I Work in Peace — And That Keeps Me Clear
11. I meet only in the morning — when the mind is quiet, and the body is fresh.
12. I don’t create a queue, a waiting list, or a timetable.
13. I don’t ask people to return — I teach them to walk on their own.
14. I don’t overpromise — so no one can say I cheated them.
15. I don’t preach ideology — I explain simple biological and behavioral truths.
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4. 🧱 I Attract the Right People
16. Doctors, engineers, and government staff come — not out of desperation, but trust.
17. They want freedom from confusion, not another product.
18. They understand that my simplicity is not lack of knowledge — but refined clarity.
19. They sit, ask, think, and leave quietly. No drama. No dependency.
20. Some return with friends. Others don’t. Both are welcome.
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5. 🛖 My Life Setup Is Below the System's Interest
21. No signboard. No clinic chair. No nurse. No setup.
22. I don't need approvals — because I don’t claim authority.
23. I don’t run workshops or make reels — I just speak, live, and explain.
24. I don’t rent commercial space — I live in the same place I work from.
25. There’s nothing to raid, and nothing to report.
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6. 🌱 My Simplicity Is My Shield
26. I spend very little, earn just enough, and remain debt-free.
27. I don’t hire staff, open branches, or order from online stores.
28. I don’t stock anything except what I make by hand.
29. I don’t need marketing, branding, packaging, or legal help.
30. I can stop this work today — and walk away free.
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🔍 WHAT I’VE LEARNED
After decades in structured medicine and clinical systems, I’ve realised this:
> The deeper the dependency, the louder the system becomes.
The deeper the clarity, the quieter you can work.
And the deeper the truth, the less you need permission to speak it.
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🌾 WHY I CHOSE VOLUNTARY POVERTY — NOT BECAUSE I HAD TO, BUT BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD
I’ve seen money at close range:
How it shapes policies.
How it influences prescriptions.
How it silently distorts truth.
And I’ve also seen what poverty — when chosen — can protect.
Voluntary poverty is not helplessness. It is strategic invisibility. It is inner clarity.
It is the conscious decision to never become too big, too visible, or too compromised.
Because I earn only what is needed:
No one suspects me.
No one monitors me.
No one bothers me.
Because I give freely:
There is no record to attack.
No transaction to question.
No expectation to break.
Because I do not scale:
There is no jealousy.
No legal category to slot me in.
No burden to protect anything.
This is poverty by choice, not by chance.
It is minimalism as shield, humility as strategy, and freedom as priority.
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🔚 FINAL THOUGHT (Revised)
I left the system not in anger — but in full understanding.
I simplified my life not because I couldn’t afford more — but because I no longer wanted what came with it.
This path — of slow mornings, unpaid conversations, and simple oils —
protects me from the noise, the greed, and the control that now surrounds the word "health."
Voluntary poverty keeps me safe.
It keeps me honest.
It keeps me free.
It is not a retreat from the world. It is the only way to serve without becoming its servant.
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