6-16-15-Post: Pursuit of the material versus the spiritual

Question/Comment: Am I wrong for pursuing wealth and monetary security? Should I be seeking spiritual enlightenment or good deeds instead?

Response: Who says we have to choose. How can we pursue just one aspect and not all? We can’t. It is only when we acknowledge our selves and everyone and everything else as expressions of the Divine that we can succeed in any area of life. When we pursue life from a stance of love of self and other, that is when we can accomplish our heart’s desires. How can good deeds be separated from spiritual enlightenment or material success? They can’t. 

In our material world, material security allows us to give to others and it allows us the time and energy to devote to spiritual enlightenment.  Spiritual enlightenment leads us to give to others and is based in loving and being loved. With spiritual enlightenment comes clear seeing which leads to success in worldly pursuits. Giving to others, good deeds leads us to feelings of love, a feeling of oneness with others and Source. The material, the spiritual and connection with others are all part of the same circle; none can exist without the other. If any part of the circle is weak, the whole circle is weaker and cannot circulate as much energy.