Be gentle with yourself in regards to this money. There is nothing worse in this world than giving your power to something beyond yourself, whether this be pupil or papyrus. All is the same in the sense of losing self in illusion of highness and grandeur. And it is this that the papyrus of illusion instills upon you—an attitude, and right-filled belief that the imaginary will bring forward fortitude and fortune. And if it be not good fortune, a raining down of green leaves, than the opposite is supposed by chance. That inevitably the money will reap nothing but garbage and exile. That the empty pockets will cause weeping and a predetermine fate of bitter destituteness.
How bazaar the power this one illusion has upon you. How it wraps around not only your mind but your being as a whole, drowning spirit along side body, leaving you gasping for what was never had before.
Yes, in the books of tales which you recreate and uphold as truths, those with less are victims. But are you not all victims? Are you not all persecuted by your very mind and ramblings, the cyclic thoughts you believe are reality? Who is to say these so-named victims of the past were anymore suffering than the richest heir upon his hilltop castle, the duke, the heralding placating son of circumstance?
This money is a disease of the mind, a self-created vision of lacking, built solely around the illusion. Where you are not already perceived lacking, where you have not found holes, you add the lacking of money to the multitude. You self-punish yourself.
Suppose money was nothing but the rotting fruit. Suppose money were the clouds. Or better yet, suppose money was the heart of man. Suppose everyone hankered after the heart of man, because there the riches were held. Here is the knife to cut the man to retrieve the heart that has the secrets to longevity and life. Here is the knife. Take and cut.
This is how you play. How you cut one another. There is not this knife that you can touch, but the pain is no different. To tell a man he is naught, that he is of sufficient lacking based on illusion is to do nothing more than tear out his heart while he stands watching and mourning. Who are you to claim that this illusion is the truth? The money, the thought behind money, and the belief that feeds the illusion leads to more war and more death than a million knifes. For the masses have believed, and thus made it seemingly so, that money is the answer to the problems.
This is simply not so. There are no problems beyond the mind. To be happy in a hovel is to be at peace. To be happy in a castle is simply an illusion, unless the man were able to sleep in a hovel the next night barefoot and frozen in his humility without regret. To take a man from high and surrender him to low, and have him return untouched—this is the absence of problems. To place a man up high and let him know in all ways that if he falls, if he lowers, if he lets go he shall tumble in misery and trouble—this is the fulfillment of problems. It is not that the meek are happy or better. It is that the meek are aware. They understand that happiness is not in a magic bottle, not wrapped in a grand illusion. That happiness is within.
And still they laugh, these masterminds of money. For how could what they possess not have meaning and purpose—bring power and totality? They do not see that the hand that is empty, absence of clutching, is the hand open to discovery and newness. The hand so tightly gripped cannot even save the body from a fall. The hand held prison in greed is no better than the mouth held captive in gossip. Anything in excess breeds the opposite—thusly, a hand unable to release creates an excess of loose grip, so that the hand can no longer grasp what is vital and needed, can no longer gather the fruits that nurture the soul. Just as a mouth flapping and chaffing has no energy left to close so the flies and dust don’t enter and germinate. This money, what does it do? How does it equate to equality and justice? How does one with none accomplish in life, when all about him he is judged as this “none” as this “zero.”
What is a man that cannot view beyond the illusion he grasps? Why is the clutching man welcomed and not the man with open hands? What makes a man who chains himself to bars of gold free? Remember the eyes are only a very limited scope, attached to a mind pre-created by limitations of thoughts, memories and happenstance. There is nothing before you to judge except the method in which you perceive. Judge this first, and then release that as well.
Money is a funny thing. It is not easy to measure but is always measured. It is not easy to like but often obsessed over and loved. It is not easy to find but piles high in dark basements. It is not something to build a life upon but becomes the foundations of thoughts. It is not worthwhile but lasts through the ages. It is not damaging but cuts like knives. It is not attainable but collected like trophies. It is not desirable but wished upon through stars. It is not real but the basis of an entire system of exchange. It is worthless paper easily set aflame but used to build empires. Everything about money is contradictory. It is gathered to instill passion and security but fuels disgust and worry. Money is said to make the world go round but often strikes a man half-dead. What use is a spinning world when all upon the planet are unaware? This money is a funny thing.
Money stops dreams. Money stops families. Money stops love.
There is only one vaccine for the heresy of money and that is belief in a higher good, a higher truth. Replace the belief of money for a quest for higher truth.
The illusion is altering. The things that illusion brings are no less better than the illusion. Fear begets fear. Money brings fear. Give up the illusion of fear and embrace the illusion of higher good. Blow down the green of money trees and replace this green with the light of the heart, the glow of what is. Find the real green and share this to see what truly grows.
It really is true. That money is the root of all evil. Great post–very well thought out.
Thank you 🙂 Actually this came out all in one sitting, without editing. That happens sometimes. 🙂
Hugs, Sam
Can you give me your blog link again? Thanks.
Don’t you love it when it does? 🙂
I would agree that money, in itself, has no value and cannot bring happiness. I am a happy person; I have little money. I do have a plan, both for myself and for others, that need finances to back it. That is not happiness; it is just one plan of mine; there are others; they don’t require it. I don’t have to have it.
Good Post, Sam,
Scott
Many thanks, Scott. 🙂 Sending you lots of light and balls of happy-thoughts today. Sam
Oh my God….I could talk on this subject forever….The permanent impermanent…Things based on arbitrary made up standards…honestly…i’m surprised i haven’t gone crazy with thoughts about this stuff…This was a great read…as always!!!
🙂 Feel free to talk about this with me anytime! You know me…..I like to talk, well….type….lol 🙂 Have a great weekend, David. Glad you are still sane. ~ Sam
I am!!! very sane lolol
Sure 😉 Whatever you say!!!!
Wow, great thoughts and writing! I love this – “To take a man from high and surrender him to low, and have him return untouched—this is the absence of problems.”
I was writing about money yesterday on my blog too. Must be something in the air 🙂
Have you seen the 10 minute short film called Sacred Economics? It’s wonderful, inspirng, and I’ve watched it several times over that past couple of months – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEZkQv25uEs&feature=player_embedded
I’ll have to go check out that link soon. Early here, and sleepy. Yes, must be in the air! Thank you for reading and commenting. Glad you enjoyed. 🙂 Sunshine to you, Sam
hmmmm…money…money is not everything…just enough to get by is good enough for me…what makes me happy is love…loving someone and being loved back…i’ve seen enough of how money works in so many people…wanting more…until it gets to a point where more is not enough…it becomes a “materialistic obsession” …it’s a very complicated thing…lol…interesting subject, Sam 🙂 🙂 a great read and maybe you can write extensively about it later…share your thoughts and insight 🙂 🙂 love and hugs to you, friend 🙂 🙂
No, money is not everything, for sure. Hugs. 🙂 Thanks for reading. Sam