Dear,
Commonly, you understand ‘wealth’ as something that you accumulate, something that you possess. So wealth is something that you acquire. This is the common conception of wealth. This is the notion that comes to your mind when someone uses the word ‘wealth’.
Something to acquire, same as you acquire your identities, you acquire your certificate and money. ‘Wealth’ as commonly understood is not just an accumulation of certain riches.
See what all we accumulate. We accumulate relationships, we accumulate prestige, we accumulate certain reputation, and that is what we commonly call as ‘wealth’. This is the general notion of wealth. So, what do we usually mean when we say ‘wealth’? We usually mean things we have obtained from outside, things which not only include money but name, fame, a certain social credit.
Now moving to a more fundamental question. Why do we gather all this? There must be a certain reason or cause when someone acquires all this. Why does this accumulation take place at all?
It is a very funny thing. There is this child and you tell the child that life is worthless unless you have acquired this, and that, and that. Society says, “Life is worthless unless you have money, reputation and power.” Obviously, the child is not born with this notion. You tell that to the child. One, “You must have money, reputation and power. Only then life is worth-living.” Two, the society says, “Only I can give you money, reputation and power.”
But there is another wealth. And this is not about what you have, but about who you are. Now this wealth cannot be given to you by anybody, and sure enough, that it cannot be taken away by anybody.
The first kind of wealth leaves you highly insecure, because the wealth that came from outside, can also go back to the outside. Somebody else gave you that reputation, and somebody else can take away that reputation. Your reputation is in the minds of others, and others can change their mind. So you are highly insecure. The first kind of wealth generates a deep fear within you, and makes life miserable.
The second kind of wealth leaves you secure, because it is about who you are, what you are, and that cannot be taken away by anybody. It is about your understanding, it is about your intelligence. And it’s about the shine in your being, wherever you are, in whatever situation. And that nobody can give you and nobody can take away from you. It comes to you with your existence. It is there with you because of the very fact that you exist as a human being. But it remains hidden when you keep running after the first kind of wealth. Are you getting it?
When you are run to accumulate, to get wealth, you totally forget that you are already wealthy. It’s such a funny thing, totally amusing. In your race to acquire wealth, you forget that you are already wealthy, that the wealth is already with you, and no one can take it. It’s value is far greater than anything you can possess, than anything you can ever get.
You all are surprised because you don’t know about that wealth. That is why you run after the first kind of wealth.
That second kind of wealth is your own being. The very fact that you can understand what is happening right now, is that wealth. It is not insignificant at all. It is not a small thing at all.
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Commonly, you understand ‘wealth’ as something that you accumulate, something that you possess. So wealth is something that you acquire. This is the common conception of wealth. This is the notion that comes to your mind when someone uses the word ‘wealth’.
Something to acquire, same as you acquire your identities, you acquire your certificate and money. ‘Wealth’ as commonly understood is not just an accumulation of certain riches.
See what all we accumulate. We accumulate relationships, we accumulate prestige, we accumulate certain reputation, and that is what we commonly call as ‘wealth’. This is the general notion of wealth. So, what do we usually mean when we say ‘wealth’? We usually mean things we have obtained from outside, things which not only include money but name, fame, a certain social credit.
Now moving to a more fundamental question. Why do we gather all this? There must be a certain reason or cause when someone acquires all this. Why does this accumulation take place at all?
It is a very funny thing. There is this child and you tell the child that life is worthless unless you have acquired this, and that, and that. Society says, “Life is worthless unless you have money, reputation and power.” Obviously, the child is not born with this notion. You tell that to the child. One, “You must have money, reputation and power. Only then life is worth-living.” Two, the society says, “Only I can give you money, reputation and power.”
But there is another wealth. And this is not about what you have, but about who you are. Now this wealth cannot be given to you by anybody, and sure enough, that it cannot be taken away by anybody.
The first kind of wealth leaves you highly insecure, because the wealth that came from outside, can also go back to the outside. Somebody else gave you that reputation, and somebody else can take away that reputation. Your reputation is in the minds of others, and others can change their mind. So you are highly insecure. The first kind of wealth generates a deep fear within you, and makes life miserable.
The second kind of wealth leaves you secure, because it is about who you are, what you are, and that cannot be taken away by anybody. It is about your understanding, it is about your intelligence. And it’s about the shine in your being, wherever you are, in whatever situation. And that nobody can give you and nobody can take away from you. It comes to you with your existence. It is there with you because of the very fact that you exist as a human being. But it remains hidden when you keep running after the first kind of wealth. Are you getting it?
When you are run to accumulate, to get wealth, you totally forget that you are already wealthy. It’s such a funny thing, totally amusing. In your race to acquire wealth, you forget that you are already wealthy, that the wealth is already with you, and no one can take it. It’s value is far greater than anything you can possess, than anything you can ever get.
You all are surprised because you don’t know about that wealth. That is why you run after the first kind of wealth.
That second kind of wealth is your own being. The very fact that you can understand what is happening right now, is that wealth. It is not insignificant at all. It is not a small thing at all.
To read more of it and various other questions I invite you to: www.prashantadvait.com
Q&A:
http://www.querynanswer.com/question/how-to-get-a-wealthy-life/
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