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Wealth is much more than money. It is happiness, peace of mind, the richness of fulfilling relationships, a simple and uncluttered life, wisdom, love. To devote too much energy to the quest for money may make one "filthy rich," but it wont make one wealt
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By Swami Kriyananda
Wealth is much more than money. It is happiness, peace of mind, the richness of fulfilling relationships, a simple and uncluttered life, wisdom, love. To devote too much energy to the quest for money may make one "filthy rich," but it wont make one wealthy in the truest sense.
The best course, where money is concerned, is to seek to attract as much of it as one needs, but not to try to become a multi-millionaire. The strain isnt worth it. Without balance in everything, including our search for material prosperity, we quickly reach a point of diminishing returns.
As long as we have the consciousness of hoardingof taking for ourselves and never allowing the energy to flow through us to otherswe block that energy flow; in time, it may cease altogether. Remember these thoughts:
The secret of prosperity is...
1. To break the hypnosis of self-limitation. The heights that any man has attained can be attained again by others - by anyone, each in his own way - given enough time, dedication, and focused energy.
2. Not to fritter energy away with trivial desires and wishful thinking. A leaky faucet, drop by drop, wastes many gallons.
3. Finding pleasure in simplicity.
4. Holding positive expectations, supported by a dynamic will.
5. Recognizing that people can be your best investment. Be a true friend to all.
6. Realizing that what you own is held by you in trust. Treat it responsibly. If you squander it, the trust will pass to another.
7. Finding strength in yourself. Dont wait for passing waves to propel you forward.
8. Realizing that one cannot truly prosper by the diminishment of others. Bless everyone. An expansion of self-identity is a mark of prosperity, and also a condition for its attainment.
9. Extending a willing hand to the needy; helping them, above all, to help themselves.
10. Common sense: Dont depend on luck, but on a realistic assessment of whatever situation you face. Only in practical stages can you transform "improbables" into realities.
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