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The Magic of Attention
Adapted from Creating Affluence by Deepak Chopra (New World Library, 1993).
Affluence of wealth means that one is easily able to fulfill one’s desires, whatever they may be, whether they apply to the material realm, or to our emotional, psychological or spiritual needs, or to the realm of relationship.
A truly wealthy person’s attention is never focused on money alone. Moreover, a wealthy person never has money concerns. You may have millions of dollars in the bank, but if you think all the time about money, if you have concern about it, if you worry about it—about getting more, about not having enough, about losing it—then irrespective of the dollar amount you possess, you are poor.
To have true wealth or affluence is to be totally carefree about everything in life, including money. True wealth consciousness is, therefore, consciousness of the source of all material reality. This source of all material reality is pure consciousness. It is pure awareness. It is the unified field. It is the field of all possibilities. We cannot know this field just by thinking about it because, by definition, it is transcendental to thought. We can, however, have experiential knowledge of this field by transcending to it and knowing it intimately as our own nature.
The best way to acquire knowledge of this field of pure being is through meditation.
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add your comment »I am making this change in my life. More than two years ago I received a promotion that came close to doubling my income. Of course a great deal of responsiblity was a part of the deal,rightly so. I found myself still worried about money, paying my bills late and remaining otherwise focused on "not enough." Since then I have learned to focus on what I do have, paying my bills on time, and spending less frivolously, paying more attention to what is really important and necessary in my life. What a difference.
Dr. Chopra, your writing has contributed much to my change in focus.
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This article is really what i needed today. No doubt money is worth nothing unless we have peace of mind and clear conscience. after all who knows whether we will be here tomorrow or not. The carefree people are onse who live thier lives and the money lovers are lived by thier lives.
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I believe the definition of a wise person is one who works hard,pays attention and always strives to do thier best.
I believe life should be charished and never taken for granted.
I believe if a person is grounded they can take pleasure in riches or poverty.God created this wonderous world just for us!!
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Jesus said to take no thought about your life and body, what you will eat, what you will wear nor for tommorow...those things will be taken care of.
This is completely in alignment with what Deepak says. To take no thought/be carefree is the demonstration of the belief that all things will be taken care of...and so it be : )
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"Riches either serve or govern the possessor"
"Our Lord commonly giveth Riches to such gross asses, to whom he affordeth nothing else that is good."
"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of the needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
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that is true. I know because I am like that... and people I know think I am a fool to being that way. is one life to live, live it the best way you can if you can help, help if you can listen and be a friend than be that we are all one and if we really look deep in our selves we will know when we hurt someone we are really hurting our selves. behappy and keep smiling
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Thank you!
In Ireland we would say....watch the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselve(as in cents and dollars).
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