The Spirituality of Money
The Spirituality of Money is when you have enough money for your needs + extra, which can be used to help others. So by having an abundance of money you are helping others at the same time as helping yourself. Of course it goes without saying that the way in which the money is created must be in ethics.
Money is an agreed form of exchange or energy that allows us to obtain essential requirements for survival according to our needs, and to create an ordered society. Try living in today’s world without it and you are back into the survival mode of our ancestors.
There is nothing spiritual about being poor, and also nothing bad about being prosperous. Many seem to have the opinion that to be rich you must have ‘ripped people off’ at some time in the past. Perhaps we should change our opinion to accept that at some time in the past that person, or their ancestors, had the vision, imagination and enough self-worth to become assured of their family’s survival.
Perhaps like me, you were brought up with the belief that spirituality and money did not go together, and some religions reject the love of money, saying that it is the root of all evil. Some even state that to be poor and poverty stricken is the path to sanctity.
I believe Spirituality and Money can work together providing your acquisition of wealth is created through some ethical means, and part of the money you earn is spent on helping humanity in some way. In fact I believe the more money one has the more one can be connected to Spirit.
The Universe will support a person to be abundant or not, it is everyone’s choice. The support from the Universe to give us prosperity is never greater than when our hearts are open with compassion, love for ourselves and gratitude.
When you are at peace, the Universe supports you in ways that are most appropriate for your life and Spiritual growth. In the west, this is the experience of money coming easily. When you are open, in self-acceptance and in alignment with spirit in your life, then money can enter as universal love. This is not to say that all who have money are in such alignment. We speak only of possibilities and to bust myths.
Money causes most people more emotional problems than almost any other life issue. Especially for those who don’t have enough. How many times have you heard that "Money doesn't grow on trees” or that anyone who is rich must, be either a crook or extremely hard and tough? Most people have an extremely negative mind-set about Wealth and Money and its association with Spirituality that were gained subconsciously whilst growing up.
It is in any Government’s interest to expand the level of poverty, not prosperity. Poverty and need restrict choice and control people, therefore if you want freedom to choose - get rich!
Money is power in your world. If you wish to change things, you are more likely to have success if you have money than if you do not. Therefore to reject wealth is in some cases to renounce power. From a spiritual perspective this is like telling spirit that you refuse it entry.
Gratitude is often overlooked when you are in a place of lack, and this feeling of lack will most certainly create more lack in your life, If you can appreciate the things you have and be grateful the Universe will make sure you get more.
You also need to feel gratitude for your existence. Circumstances are then irrelevant as gratitude requires no justification. You also need to be grateful for all the ups and downs in life, as this is a time of great learning. This form of gratitude comes from a place of unconditional love where there is no attachment to the outcome and therefor no fear of loss or change.
You need to stay in this place of gratitude and wonder, where you will activate the Law of Attraction because you are coming from this place of gratitude 24/7. It then becomes part of who you are and thereby you attract circumstances that will resonate this great ‘Spirituality of Money’ and wealth because this is what you are.
Joan Ellerby
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