I Love Money

I love money. Anyone who says they don't like money is full of saintly shit.

Someday we will live in a world without money, which will be beautiful. Until then, let us make peace with money. If you give me all that you have, I will give you all that I have. 

But do we have enough trust? Our attitude toward money tells us much about our trust: in the nation, in each other, in ourselves. 

When Jesus says, "It is more blessed to give than to receive," he is teaching the law of abundance. When Jesus condemns the rich, he does not condemn their money but their lack of generosity.  In Matthew chapter 19, Jesus tells a rich young man to give everything away, not to make him poor but to make him happy.

Through the law of abundance, when the rich man's wealth flows to others, abundance increases for all. Abundance flows through, not to. As the hand receives, it remains open to give, and the hand that is open to give is open to receive even more, pressed out and overflowing. But a grasping fist closes, losing even the little that it clings to.

Neither the Gospel of Jesus nor the Dharma of Buddha teach us to be poor: they teach us to be generous. If we practice the law of generosity, money is a blessing. Money is only a curse when it is not shared.

Every dollar is a sanga, a human community, containing the work of the world. A dollar is sacred. And if it isn't, then we should consecrate it by the way we spend it. This is the economics of the Buddha.

So if you have some money and you really believe that it is evil, please send your money to me. I promise to share it.