Q. If I understand you correctly, (loosely speaking) you define right livelihood as being that which is supportive of one’s practice, a livelihood that doesn’ts consume all of one’s time and energy leaving one with little space for being with oneself and practising. Should right livelihood also have an altruistic dimension, so that one may ‘serve the dharma’, as it were?

A. I would say that right livelihood is a livelihood that is sympathetic to observing the precepts and developing ethics. As far as having time and space in your life is concerned, this is more to do with your ability to take control of your life rather than being its victim and does not necessarily relate to right livelihood. If you practise the Dharma correctly all your actions serve the Dharma.