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Wealth Seeking In Buddhism - For an Increase in Greed?, Or The Alleviation Of Suffering?
Wealth seeking should be only in order to lessen the sufferings of Humans, through easing the difficulties of life with wealth, and paving the way for the person who becomes wealthy, to forget the fear of giving, and be wealthy enough to slowly open up and create merits for him or herself, by being able to openly share some of the wealth to help and be kind to others, which in turn, builds positive thinking, and makes for a better world in the long run.
It is Wealth, that is for the lessening of suffering and stress that allows the heart to bloom and think kind intentions towards others. Otherwise, Wealth is something that generates greed in the hearts of Humans, and one may wonder what wealth seeking has to do with Buddhism. But in truth, if one does not follow the path of greed, and merely understands that wealth will free us from the fear of being generous to others, because we won't have to worry about having enough left over afterwards, and won;t need to get angry or afraid of giving.
Hence, Wealth makes it possible to practice generosity and advance in Dhamma Practice, and Increase merits, and subsequently, good Heavenly Blessings and Rewards. One should not seek Wealthy personal rewards for greedy reasons though, rather, merely to alleviate one's own suffering, and after, the suffering of others too, and be free to be kind to others without worrying about personal finances. |