The One True Value Of Wealth
Once a man attains
The comforts that money can buy
Of what value is the money?
Once money frees him
From having to work a day job
Of what value is the money?
This is not a matter that is considered
By the wealthy man.
For he has a default habit
Of comparing himself to the “have-nots.”
This comparison is always running
In the background of his psyche.
It may lead him to feel superior.
It may lead him to feel guilty.
It may lead him to philanthropy.
Once his needs are met
With the greatest comforts . . .
Of what value is his money?
He may give it to the poor.
Very well.
But what will this give Him?
Aside from a dose of charitable feeling?
Once he has bought what he needs,
Of what value is the money to Him specifically?
If money can only make him more comfortable
It is useless.
He may as well give it away.
But in giving it away, let him clearly understand
That he will not get anything of lasting value
For having given it away.
What is The Truth?
The Truth is,
Anything that makes one more worldly
Makes one more imprisoned.
Anything that contains even the Possibility
Of Freeing himself from his imprisonments,
Has unspeakable
And incalculable value.
Once the life comforts have been met . . .
Money’s only real value
Lies in Buying One’s Freedom.
One may use Freedom
In any way that one wishes.
So long as it is used
Towards Permanence
Rather than a pleasure chase
Or an experience chase.
What price would a man in a penitentiary not give
To Buy His Freedom?
Once the life comforts have been met,
Money’s only real value
Lies in Buying Dominance Over One’s Mind.
Once the life comforts have been met,
Money’s only real value
Lies in Buying What He Has Truly Wanted All Of His Life.
A wealthy man who realizes this
In his heart of hearts . . .
And decides to himself:
“I will go to the Himalayas and find a Master who lives in a snow-covered cave
at 18,000 feet, and give him all that I have. So that he may show me The Truth, and
help me achieve Freedom in this very life . . .”
This is a wise man.
(Truth be told,
The Himalayas is now overrun
By prescription-giving, and head-blessing bearded men
Who have not the power transform anyone.)
He is wise
Because he is seeking Permanence.
He is wise
Because he is seeking to Arrive at a place
From which he will never be forced to return
To the mundane
The trite
And to the endless miseries of traditional life.
Money is not a way to More.
Money’s true value lies
In Buying A Way Out.
Out of confusion.
Out of frustration.
Out of anxiety.
Out of fear.
Out of uncertainty.
Out of sorrow.
Out of conflict.
Out of imprisonment . . .
The Question that will naturally arise in one’s Mind is:
Can This Actually Be Bought?
It is reasonable for this question to arise.
For the Mind of man has known only one thing:
Prescriptions.
The vast majority of these prescriptions
Have been given to him for free.
The remainder have been given to him
For a fee.
Whether he received them for free
Or a free . . .
They have done absolutely nothing for him.
They have not moved him an inch closer
To Freedom
Or to whatever form of Permanance
That he has been craving his entire life.
In fact,
They have moved him miles and miles further
From where he longs to go.
Therefore,
He will naturally ask
If it can be bought.
By “bought”
The image that comes to his mind
Is that of a vending-machine process.
He places the money into the vending machine
And out comes his Freedom.
From the other direction
He is conditioned by the image of “work.”
That he must “practice”
Do austerities
And strive.
A man who is imprisoned
By so many images
So much conditioning
So many false notions . . .
How can he possibly gain the Clarity
Even to know what Is
Or Is Not
Possible?
I will not state
That IT CAN BE BOUGHT.
The reason that I will not state this,
Is because I do not want my inbox to explode
With money offers and requests for Private Consultation.
In all frankness,
There is a strong inclination to patently state
That it Cannot be bought,
Simply in order to avoid the onslaught.
But to state this
Would not be Truth.
If a man is willing to give all of his wealth,
It means that he values Freedom and Permanence and Arrival
More than he values material and societal things.
A man who has had this Realization
Is a candidate
That can indeed be led toward Freedom
In this lifetime.
Namaste.
Kapil Gupta is a personal advisor to Kings, Queens, CEO’s, Professional Athletes, Celebrities, and Performing Artists around the world.
His books include:
Atmamun: The Path To Achieving The Bliss Of The Himalayan Swamis. And The Freedom Of A Living God
A Master’s Secret Whispers: For those who abhor the noise and seek The Truth about life and living
Direct Truth: Uncompromising, non-prescriptive truths to the enduring questions of life