I too have – in the past – often seen more in money than what I should have and thereby found money hard to let go. The situation is same with a vast majority of people. No doubt we spend a lot in compulsive purchases. However these purchases do not originate from conscious spending, spending that happens since we have a loose emotional grip on money. On the contrary, they are motivated by the need to fill up the spiritual void in ourselves.
I have personally gained from such detachment with money and also lost due to attachment to it. While I am guilty of pinching pennies in some aspects, I have at the same time been generous to a fault in other aspects. I have no upper ceiling when it comes to supporting friends in need or spending on people who have made a difference to my life. This quality has stood me in great stead. My gut feeling is that a big part of the material and spiritual prosperity that I have enjoyed in my life has come about owing to this generosity that is so basic to me.
Besides the material bounties that it brings, having a loose grip on money keeps a person at ease with life. He remains unperturbed in the midst of money mishaps. He can happily spend the notes to buy himself wealth – the goodies he so very much loves. Let us take this aspect of money far less seriously than we currently take. It’s our seriousness that’s also keeping manifesting more money at bay.
