Why Do Some People Feel Taking Money in Spiritual Path Is Wrong?

Why Do Some People Feel Taking Money in Spiritual Path Is Wrong?

For centuries, spirituality has been associated with renunciation, saints, and service. Many believe that since divine wisdom comes from the Source, it should always be free. While this thought carries purity, it is often misunderstood.

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The Root of the Belief

• People see money as “worldly” and spirituality as “other-worldly.”
• They think that charging for spiritual guidance means mixing the divine with materialism.
• In past traditions, saints lived on donations, food offerings, or patronage—so seekers assume the same must apply today.

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Why This Belief Is Incomplete

• In today’s world, spiritual teachers and healers still live as humans. They need to sustain themselves, travel, organize classes, and create resources.
• Time, energy, and years of sadhana are invested to transmit knowledge.
• Just as we honor a doctor or teacher with a fee, honoring a spiritual guide with energy exchange (money) is natural and sacred.

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Energy Exchange Principle

• Money is not “sinful”—it is condensed energy.
• When seekers give with respect, it creates a bond of responsibility and sincerity.
• Free things are often undervalued, but when we invest, we commit deeply to the practice.

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True Sin Lies Not in Receiving, but in Misusing

• If a teacher exploits seekers, manipulates, or commercializes divinity, that is wrong.
• But when money is taken as an honorable exchange for time, energy, and healing, it is dharmic.

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In LFP Kriya Yoga (created by Suresh Neelam)

• Fees are not for selling divinity.
• They are for creating sacred space, sustaining service, and allowing seekers to value the path.
• What comes free (like grace, love, divine experience) is priceless—but to reach there, guidance and practice must be supported with energy balance.

✨ In essence:

• Spiritual wisdom is free, but the process, guidance, and energy of transmission need balance.
• Money is only a tool of respect and exchange, not a corruption of spirituality.
• The real offense is not in receiving money, but in devaluing the sacred work of guiding souls.