Grhastha or Grhamedhi: Which One Are You? The Vedic tradition distinguishes between two kinds of householder: one who practices spiritual discipline and one who consumes what the household produces.
Klaibyam: The Bhagavad-Gita on Arrested Development The Bhagavad-gita names the man who avoids his duty while calling it wisdom — and the diagnosis is more precise than you'd expect.