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Friday, 13 June 2025

Money and Spirituality – Are They Compatible?

 Through the years, I’ve heard a lot of passionate – and frankly dogmatic – opinions regarding spirituality and money.

These opinions range from extreme views such as money always taints and corrupts spirituality and spiritual services should never have a price tag, all the way to polar views that we should invest as much money as we have in spiritual practice.

Let me be clear: I’m not a person of extremes. I seek and respect balance, so my perspective falls somewhere in the middle.

I don’t believe charging for spiritual services is wrong nor do I believe that you should invest all the money you have in spiritual materials, courses, and teachers. I’ll explain why below.

But before we proceed I want to be clear: money and spirituality can be a heated topic. I respect everyone’s right to have different opinions so long as they don’t shove them into the faces of others.

Ironically so much unkindness and “unspiritual” behavior can occur when discussing money and spirituality. Let’s keep the comment area civil and mature....<<<Read More>>>...