Michael A. Singer teaches the fundamentals of spirituality in such a profound and easy to understand way that there is almost no excuse to quit if you happen to start your personal journey but somehow got lost along the way – and therefore decide to quit. What has that to do with finances?

Spirituality and Finances

The common perceptions of how one has to grow in either spirituality or finances (or both) is pretty similar – yet so wrong, not only because both common perceptions make the fundamentals of growth look so complicated but also their execution comes from an inaccurate starting point.

Let me say for both cases: The fundamentals and principles are not complicated. They are just being ignored most of the time.
And because they are ignored, it is mistakenly assumed that certain steps within the journey (which should come later) would be the original starting point.
They just get skipped, and of course that messes up the whole process, and it looks harder and harder – until it actually IS difficult in the end.

For finances, common starting-point-thinking and/or their definitions for growth looks like this:

– I won’t get rich (whatever that is) because I just don’t earn enough.
– You first need to have a good amount of starting capital that you can then invest.
– You certainly need special skills and/or luck to accumulate a fortune.
– You should need to know the stock market pretty well (aka stock-market psychology).
– In order to become rich and accumulate wealth, you need to start a business.
– Your network has to be one of the most important things if you want to grow.

.. and thousands more.

Are those sentences wrong? No.

Are they complicated? Yes.

They are complicated in the sense that they are the wrong starting point. I read many books for allegedly beginners where they jump right into teaching how to build a business, how the stock market works, etc. They just seem to skip the fundamentals though.

It is the same with spirituality, where some teachings describe practices and techniques on how to supposedly reach higher states and eventually become enlightened – apparently the ultimate goal of happiness (otherwise why would you start doing it).

I just think that it only adds confusion-fuel to the overwhelming-fire.

One Noble Start For Many Different Ways

So in order to understand the ideal starting point for finances better, let’s start with spirituality:

Let’s define what spiritualty is actually not: It is not about doing something in order to get something, but acknowledging reality as it is – every second. Michael Singer describes this as “the world unfolding” while consciously experiencing this unfolding. What happens next is that you then start to act naturally in response, not because you “want” something, but as a natural attempt to interact with the world. With these continuously natural acts, you automatically start to raise the situations around you.

How do you know your acting was „natural“? Because you did it without „wanting something back from the situation“.
What if that act offended someone? Well, you will see by your rational mind if you have raised the situation or not. If you have not, you will learn and do it differently next time. However, be aware that actually every act comes from a place of self-realization by a person – even the supposingly bad ones for others. When doing harm though, it is because of the wrong assumption of how all the forces which are involved are going to interact or because you were trying to force these forces to make the situation you want it to be in order to get what you want.
These wrong assumptions are rooted in a self-concept (or Ego) which is not in alignment with reality. It tricks you and demands your acting only in a selfish way (which is to fulfill your personal needs) – not in a consequence of raising an overall situation. Being conscious though and understanding this fundamental form of acting, your intuition and your decisions will get better and better – without any further effort.

Now, the same principle is true for finances: The real starting point for financial growth is not your starting capital (or anything else externally). It is actually working on the ability to recognize situations while detaching that same “Wanting Mind” – which otherwise will interfere (or drive) your actions – which then has enormous potential to harm your financial situation.
But when you successfully detach from your „Wanting Mind,“ you will begin to make financial decisions because you see them for what they are: rational interactions within the financial world, not decisions because you “want to double your capital” or you “need to hire good people” just because that’s what good companies just do.

That’s the fundamental thinking of what it takes to become financially successful

Yes, people try to use short cuts and skip these fundamentals. Some take drugs to achieve an enlightenment-like „spiritual“ state, or they cheat others, gamble, or make greedy decisions with money they don’t have. Those examples are extreme, and even though they may turn out to be successful (for one moment), it is not the natural way of one’s growth. And therefore, it won’t last. But we should be looking for lasting things rather than fancy shortcuts which only fulfills our „Wanting Mind“ Ego.

Unfortunately though, as with spirituality, people also quit their financial journey if they don’t “see” financial success or financial growth on paper right away. They think they must have done anything wrong – although they might have not in reality. The results of healthy habits is a marathon – and done right, fortunately with lots of joy along the way.

If you want to read Michael A. Singers‘ teachings, please take a look here in the book section. Here is a link to his website, the Temple of the Universe. For exploring (and triumphing over) the „Wanting Mind“ – the root of all evil 😉 -, I created a small 15-page PDF here.