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Enlightenment Journal | Summer 2011

B

ecause the 

universe is a 

manifestation of 

interactions of 

cosmic essences and forces emanated 

from God, there is nothing that can 

separate us from God. Because the 

amount of energy in the universe 

remains the same and is constantly 

changing from one form to another, 

there cannot be any lack in the 

universe. 

Spiritual growth is in direct propor-

tion to our ability to accept the good 

fortune that life can provide. During 

the past fifty years, during which I 

have met many thousands of people, 

I have never known of anyone with a 

habitual poverty consciousness who 

experienced an obvious degree of 

spiritual growth. I have known many 

such people who were pleasant, kind, 

and well-intentioned, and some who 

were able to generate a pleasant mood 

when praying or meditating. But real 

spiritual growth? No.

There are also many people who 

have good health, comfortable circum-

stances, and an abundance of material 

goods who have not yet experienced 

authentic spiritual growth. What 

prevents it is often more obvious: 

disinterest; egotism; pride of accom-

plishment; a rigid mental attitude; 

or tenacious mental and emotional 

attachment to their personality traits, 

status, relationships, or possessions.

It is not necessary, nor is it wise or 

practical, to renounce money, other 

useful material things, and meaningful 

relationships in order to be spiritually 

awake. What is needed is renunciation 

of mental and emotional attachment 

to things, concepts, feelings, behav-

iors, and relationships that  are not of 

real value. Attachments keep atten-

tion, thoughts, and emotions fixated 

and confined. Detachment, along 

with insightful understanding, allows 

awareness to expand to include every-

thing that has real value and to discard 

nonessentials.
Learn To Attract, Have and  
Wisely Manage Money and Other 
Necessary Resources

Many devotees of God who are 

healthy, well-educated, skillful, and 

have harmonious personal relation-

ships, have difficulty having enough 

money to allow them to do the things 

they would like to do. They are not 

able to earn or attract surplus money 

or do not know how to manage it 

wisely when they have it. In most soci-

eties, because money is the commonly 

used medium of exchange for goods 

and services, it is necessary to have 

and use.

If you have difficulty relating to 

or managing money, examine your 

Life Can Be Unrestricted and  

Enjoyable: Attract What You Need

Roy Eugene Davis