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God & Devotion

The Only True Wealth: Love for God

23rd September 2024|Watch on YouTube

The ultimate purpose of life is to cultivate spiritual wealth through unwavering love and service to God, making Him the sole intention behind all actions.

Ananta

It's coming to say that it may sound like a strange request, but please come to God's presence. Come to God's presence. Let go of self-concern. Let go of the tiny narrative of the mind. Focus on building the only wealth that matters, which is our spiritual wealth. And what is spirit? Spirit is the presence of God. And what is spiritual wealth? It is our closeness, it is our love for God, which is all that matters, all that is going to matter. The pathways to God are so many, but our intention has to be Him, and serving Him, and loving Him alone. Do we know every moment what wealth we are trying to create? Is it a wealth of worldly relationship? Is it a wealth of material wealth, monetary wealth? Is it physical wealth, well-being? Or is it enriching ourselves in God's love and light?

Ananta

We know moment to moment, at least when we check, we know. Isn't it? In our heart we know when we check, meaning check within ourselves. So if the point of life is to really construct this heart temple and to allow God's light to shine through us to its maximum capacity, are we going to be happy with allowing that not to shine at all? And every day we get introduced to a new pathway to deepen in our love for God. So the methods are millions, maybe billions. As many of us seem to be here, maybe that many seeming methods to that which is truly at no distance from us. But if our intention is self-serving, then the method is irrelevant, no? What is our intention right now? Is it to be right or wrong about something? Is it to understand something? Is it to grow for ourselves, myself? What is it that we really want out of this moment?

Key Teachings

  • Spiritual wealth, defined as closeness and love for God, is the only true wealth.
  • Our intention should always be to love and serve God, rather than pursuing worldly gains.
  • Every moment offers an opportunity to deepen our love for God and allow His light to shine through us.
  • Self-serving intentions render any spiritual method irrelevant; true intention is paramount.
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From: See Everything as a Gift of God - 23rd September 2024