Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves. — Jane Austen According to Dan Furst, whose terrific Universal Festival Calendar website is one of my favorite places to explore, the most important planetary change of the year comes today, … Read more
Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.— Will Rogers To people who practice earth-centered spirituality, the “material world” is not separate from the Divine, much less is it evil. Why, then, should we harbor attitudes that money in some way degrades what … Read more
The problem of money dogs our steps throughout the whole of our lives, exerting a pressure that, in its way, is as powerful and insistent as any other problem of human existence. And it haunts the spiritual search as well. Jacob Needleman, Money and the Meaning of Life This weekend, we will be celebrating the … Read more
To know you have enough is to be rich.— Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching In this time of the harvest season, when we reap what we have sown, a central concern is abundance, and in the real world, that usually means money. Are money and spirituality ever in conflict for you? If so, you are in … Read more
The point in life is to know what’s enough–why envy those otherworld immortals?With the happiness held in one inch-square heartyou can fill the whole space between heaven and earth.— Gensei, Zen monk (1623 – 1668) Are you still with me? I know that the subject of money can be uncomfortable. I was taught that discussing … Read more
Money is the visible sign of a universal force, and this force in its manifestation on earth works on the vital and physical planes and is indispensable to the fullness of the outer life. In its origin and in its action, it belongs to the Divine.— Sri Aurobindo In talking about abundance, scarcity, and what … Read more
If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.— Henry Ford Today we continue to try to understand the great fear that challenges untold numbers of people: the fear of not having … Read more
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.— Og Mandingo Yesterday, I told the story of Elsie, the 90-something woman who lived at the nursing home where I worked in the 1970s. She was an extreme case, but there were others like her, who … Read more
Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.–Benjamin Franklin Back in the mid and late 1970s, I was the social services director and activities coordinator in a 132-bed skilled nursing facility in St. Petersburg, FL. Almost all of the residents there (we did not call them patients) suffered to some degree … Read more
Only the heart knows how to find what is precious.— Fyodor Dostoyevsky As the Summer’s light begins to fade, the sun rises later each day, and the first harvest festival has come and gone. If we pay attention, we may feel in our bones the ancient rhythms of our ancestors, who knew that the time … Read more