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# Earthly Ambitions

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- To: BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com
- Subject: Earthly Ambitions
- From: "dato1848" <dato1848@...>
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:41:07 -0000
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    Dear Friends,

    I am now making the list of my negative traits as suggested by
    Bardon in his Chapter I of IIH. I have a question particularly about
    one issues: my "earthly" ambitions. In other words, I am quite a
    careeristic person. I am determined to succeed in whichever career I
    choose to pursue after graduating from University. And to be totally
    honest with myself, the main reasons of this is money. In fact, it's
    even naughtier: money, power, respect, sense of security and feeling
    of belonging to society (it is not easy to write these words, but it
    is so). I was not raised in a Christian family, and have never
    therefore considered money as bad or something that can hinder you
    spiritual growth.

    *Now is it in itself a negative trait?* If it is, then I am prepared
    to change it. At this point it seems very difficult, but I know that
    eventually with time and spiritual develpoment I will be able to
    overcome this obstacle. However, I feel that if I don't fully
    understand what exactly is wrong about it, overcoming this desire
    will be harder.

    I will add that I'm not totally materialistic. I don't believe that
    money only can bring you happiness, I will not hurt others to earn
    money and I do not judge people by their socio-economical status.

    I have always believed that money is neither bad nor good. The uses
    that people do of it can be. And if the person is determined to live
    a moral life then he will use the money to help others, and let's
    don't get realistic, if your motives are pure then there is so much
    you can do for the good of humanity if you have money. Nevertheless,
    something tells me that this ambition needs to be written down under
    the heading of negative traits.

    *In which ways do you think I could transfer this ambition into a
    positive trait?* I understand that this what we are supposed to do
    with our negative sides.

    I would love to hear your opinions.

    Thanks,
    David

    PS
    I am not talking about having enough money to be able to buy food
    and to ensure that you children get a decent education, I am rather
    talking about BIG MONEY :-)

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