When I notice my almost empty purse, (sometimes it just becomes an empty space), my friend quoted a proverb that her mother often used to tell her, “The more you spend, god will send.”
It may have been a passing mention, but it sent me deeply thinking about the relationship of money and spirituality. With so many derogatory references to wealth that stinks or filthy rich, dirty money, half of India’s population is below the poverty line.
It took an Indian who grew up in Malaysia (he made it big by teaching others on prosperity consciousness) to get back to his homeland to conduct workshops on breaking the mental blocks that retard our progress to living a wealthy and prosperous life. A couple of hundred people had come to listen to Annambikkai Balasubramanian talk about what people are doing with their physical body, a capital that is worth Rs 2 crores but only earning Rs 8,000 or Rs 10,000 a month, due to complete lack of awareness!
During a seminar on the ways to increase your income, he spoke about the creation of the universe. “The creation of this universe is 100 per cent pure science — earth, water, fire, air, space, flora, fauna and last, the human being. Money and prosperity is also a part of this science and you have to know to find that wealth in abundance around you,” he said.
Demystifying the relationship of God and money, (people’s attitudes to pray for money), he says, “It is as idiotic as going to a temple and asking the deity there to provide sambar and chutney for your morning’s breakfast!” He says that which you can do it yourself, why ask God for it. “And if you don’t have enough money, why blame god for being partial to others and neglecting you!” It is important for Indians to break the chains that bind people from becoming wealthy in the name of God, he says.
The prime technique of generating income finally boils down to a highly spiritual concept of being aware. “Realising yourself is the way,” he says describing how all things in the universe exist as frequencies as electromagnetic waves. You don’t need to know this science, but if you do what you have to do, automatically the frequency will take care. Your thoughts are vibrating as electromagnetic waves. If you are ready, success will come in search of you. When preparedness meets opportunity, it is equal to luck!” he says.
How does one cultivate this awareness about our prosperity quotient? It is through meditation on the Manipura Chakra or the navel centre which governs our prosperity or otherwise. If there are blocks in this chakra in the form of negative thoughts and attitudes about money, then despite all our efforts, wealth can never enter into our lives. How long does it take to change this frequency? Well, it is 21 days of consistent meditation and attention to the new thought patterns.
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A time for yourself
1. Take time off for 15 minutes everyday. Sit quietly in your home or office or just about any secluded place.
2. As you focus on the Manipuraka Chakra, bring to your mind all your attitudes
and thoughts about money.
3. Are you thinking it is very difficult to become rich or that all rich people are bad?
Is good money like sour grapes that you can never reach? Such negative thoughts in your subconscious mind stand in the way of your prosperity. Say ‘Thank you’ to those thoughts that have kept you where you are today and let them part ways with you forever!
4. If you wish to improve your financial status, focus on the Manipuraka Chakra. Visualise all the mental and emotional blocks related to wealth being flushed out of your system.
5. Imagine a golden yellow light emerging from within, energising your entire being with prosperity, abundance and all attributes of a wealthy, healthy and prosperous life.