How to Freely Use the World
You do not yet know what enlightenment truly is. You strive to reach a world spoken of by sages, but without experiencing it yourself, you only play a role in the energy used by enlightened beings. When you step beyond your personal world and attain the eternal world, you gain the power to freely use this world. Everything in this world transforms into energy you can harness for creation and influence.
Imagine the sea, with its rolling waves and a boat floating atop them. To the boat, the waves are painful and troubling. However, if you understand the essence of water, you can create the waves you desire and influence everything upon the water. In India, those who enter the essence of water are called enlightened beings, or Amitha. The suffering caused by waves on the boat is referred to as Asura. Similarly, the Upanishads speak of Indra, the god of creation, representing the influence of those who have mastered the essence of existence.
To create a wooden desk, you must destroy a tree. By investing intention, ideas, and effort into the material, the wood transforms into a sturdy and beautiful desk. This is the essence of Indra. The transformation of the tree into a desk represents creation itself. To live an Indra-like life, you must first transcend the life dictated by Ahamkara, the ego’s demands shaped by sensory experience and desire. Such a life is slavery to the ego.
Wealth is not about accumulating money or material possessions for egoistic satisfaction. True wealth lies in the ability to use resources creatively, transforming them into new value. Mastering this art makes you an Indra of your own life, capable of reshaping the world into something greater.
“Use your resources freely. Expand your world to truly live.”
To truly enjoy wealth, expand your horizons and learn to use resources freely. Those who restrict themselves to frugality out of fear remain bound by limitations, even if they eventually amass great riches. True wealth is freedom, not servitude to material possessions.