There is a belief running rampant that financial well-being is somehow opposed to being spiritual, which is why oftentimes so many beautiful, well-meaning folks on the spiritual path tend to be poor and have money issues.
These folks often feel that to be spiritual, you can’t make a lot of money or have financial success.
The truth is that there is no inherent spirituality in being poor or in being rich. This misunderstanding comes about because, it is true that being attached to your desire for material goods or your desire for wealth can block you.
In fact, being ‘attached’ to anything can block you – mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
That means if you’re attached to being poor and you believe this will improve you spiritually, that also is a block to real spiritual growth.
It is your choice whether you want to live in a world of economic stress and strife or live in a world of economic abundance and wellness! This ability to choose your world requires letting go of your old belief systems around money and spirituality.
I know, this can be a big challenge for many of you on a spiritual path…and yet, it doesn’t have to be that way!
The truth is that the Universe is abundant and we can all enjoy abundance. If you can step into a new way of thinking and a new way of looking at your business, even what you would call challenges and obstacles, this new awareness can be a wonderful force to move you forward on your path both spiritually and financially!
So what are the “rules” of the game when it comes to Spirituality and Financial Success?
We came forward to play at being a human being. And being a human being means that we are both spiritual beings and physical beings…and business and money are certainly part of being a physical being.
I have found when I am in alignment with my Soul, there are certain attributes in how I manifest money and business success.
In other words, I find that from my Soul’s perspective, being honest and ethical in my dealings with people and coming from service puts my physical conscious self in alignment with my spiritual self. Therefore that type of behavior is something I want to practice in my business dealings and in how I make my living and make a difference.
And other spiritual entrepreneurs – coaches, healers, and holistic practitioners – are coming to this conclusion for themselves.
There are many who will say that the world has gone through a period of intense greed and dishonest behavior that is bringing down the world economy.
And yet, as spiritual entrepreneurs, we have an opportunity to acknowledge a different reality moving forward. We can choose to be much more open and much more responsive to behavior that looks out not only for one individual’s good, but also factors in the good of others as well.
This does not mean that you have to be responsible for everybody else, but simply that integrating your own good with the good of others is going to be a more positive path and will in fact lead to more abundance and wealth all around.
This is actually a tremendous time of opportunity and for creating heart-centered business that are massively successful and making a huge positive impact in the world..
Don’t get caught up in the anxiety and the fear that is spread by the media and maybe even by friends and family.
Understand that you don’t have to live in the mentality of scarcity. You can live with the mentality of abundance for all. And if you tie that in with tapping into your own passion for what you want to be, do, have and experience, then you have a winning strategy!
In that case, the “rules” of the game for Spirituality and Financial Success become:
- Do what you love with integrity and honesty
- Live in a way that’s aligned with your Spirit and values
- Be aware of the good that you can do for yourself and others
- Know that there is abundance for everyone
Now we have a game worth playing!
So now that you know the rules of the game, how do you go about applying them?
Have a business you’re passionate about. Becoming proficient at something that you love doing is a spiritual exercise in itself. It requires you to focus and concentrate and to bring yourself in alignment with your inner self and your inner goals and desires.
By having a business you are passionate about you can give to the world at the same time as you grow yourself. You accomplish this by looking out for others and yourself.
If you truly believe you are good at something, then by offering that to the world you are truly offering a gift of your services, a gift of your talents. So in this way, you are in full spiritual alignment. And if you are offering something that is of value to the world then you should receive value back from the world. There is nothing wrong with that and it is, in fact, being in harmony.
If you are offering something of value, then people will want to reward you for it.
In fact, people place more value on something that they pay for than on something that they receive for free. So often times having people pay for learning, even if it’s in the spiritual realm, will have them value it more and as a result they actually get more out of it.
There is abundance for all. Being spiritual means being in alignment with your True Self, your true nature and expressing that to the world.
It manifests in honest and ethical behavior and in a desire to share with others.
Being in business and making money is part of the culture that you live in and being spiritual means being aware of the culture that you are in and acting appropriately.
In today’s world you need to make money and if you can do that and be in alignment with your passions in life, then you’re really playing the game the way it is meant to be played!
It’s true that following your passion is not all about the money.
It’s about your ability to have freedom of choice, stay true to your passions, build your legacy, be part of a great transformation, be the guiding light for others as well as having the ability to give back.
And yet money makes it possible to realize these dreams.
Money and the flow of success is just a form of energy from the Universe. It is neither good nor bad.
The conditions of being poor or being rich are both states of being that you choose depending on how you decide to play the game.
If you follow your passion, do what you love doing, and you are in accordance with your own ethical behavior, then money and abundance will flow to you.
We can be spiritual beings and we can help the world and we can receive abundance flowing from those actions.
And, in fact, this is a position of wholeness and harmony. This is been in touch with your inner guidance, and achieving a balance between your spiritual self and your physical material self.
Don’t lose sight of the fact that even though we are spiritual beings, we did come to play in a physical material world.
So waking up to your true nature, your inner self, does not mean that you have to forgo the aspects of being physical, having material pleasures and enjoying the senses and sensuality, and the things that make up your physical life.
Even in what may look like difficult financial times, you can still experience success.
It’s your choice.
If you step into the world believing things are bad, that things are restricted and that there is not enough to go around, then that will become your reality.
Or if you step into the idea that there is, in fact, abundance in the Universe and that, despite what seems to be happening, people can find abundance, then that is the world you will inhabit.
And if that is your true intention, stay focused on that, and that is what will manifest for you.
This is, of course, the core teaching of the Law of Attraction…that you are always a vibrational match to your reality. What you are vibrating is what you’re getting. In this way we see that if we vibrate with the intention of abundance, eventually abundance will find us.
So while in one sense, these could be considered difficult times, in another very real sense these are wonderful times.
It depends on which side of the coin you want to hold onto. There is no reason not to hold onto the side that says that you will have abundance in accordance with living a spiritual life and doing the things you love while making a difference in the lives of others and making phenomenal money as a result!
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Eva Gregory is the author of several books including Life Lessons for Mastering the Law of Attraction co-authored with Jack Canfield, CEO and founder of Leading Edge Coaching & Training and creator of the Massive Success Mastermind™ and Spiritually-Rich Business System™ for spiritual entrepreneurs.
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