Money, Spirituality, and Abundance

When you look at money, spirituality and abundance --which determines whether we are 'wealthy' or 'poor.'
not necessarily in that order -- you may discover thatMoreover, there is no right or wrong in this instance.
there is a missing link. We live in a three dimensionalWhat are one person's thoughts are another's illusions.
universe where natural laws and their effects can onlyWhat is right for one person does not fit for another.
enter our consciousness through our emotional state. ItWhen we place value, we give it substance. For a
is our five senses (I'm leaving out the sixth one for themonk who has spent all or most of his life as a recluse
time being) that we rely upon to experience our world,will have very little in the material sense. However, the
our universe.value that he places on his meager possessions will
Once the information has reached our outergive him a feeling of having great abundance. By
consciousness is when the 'inner' mechanism begins tocontrast, the entrepreneur who has spent a lot of his
take over. What we experience in this dimension is byor her life building an empire could very well feel a
virtue of the contrasts that reach us through thesense of lack, simply because of the value he or she
polarities that abound. We can never appreciateputs on the material aspects of his or her creation and
well-being if we have never experienced illness andpossibly his or herself. It's down to value and that can
disease. It's the same with wealth or anything else thatonly come from you. No two people are alike.
you care to think of. Everything has an opposite in thisThe spiritual aspects of this are determined by how
universe.you perceive the world and apply yourself and the
So what is the point that I'm trying to make? Thatmaterial things which are at your disposal. Your intellect
missing link I mentioned earlier is the common(or ego) is the only barrier to achieving greater things
denominator that puts all of our experiences intoand when you begin to understand that you are simply
perspective. It is simply LACK. If you experience lack,a part of everything, value plays little or no part in your
then everything else begins to fall into place. Thelife. This is when you can begin to realize who you are
polarities in life which manifest through natural laws areand what you are about. Now your sixth sense clicks
what makes us realize that there is neither abundanceinto gear and before you know it, you are on the road
nor lack. It is only the value that we place on somethingto progress. Now that's having abundance.