Blossom like a flower

All wealth belongs to the Divine and those who hold it are trustees, not possessors. It is with them today, tomorrow it may be elsewhere. All depends on the way they discharge their trust while it is with them, in what spirit, with what consciousness in their use of it, to what purpose.

SRI AUROBINDO

Most spiritual disciplines insist on a complete self-control, detachment and renunciation of all bondage to wealth and of all personal and egoistic desire for its possession. Some even put a - ban on money and riches and proclaim poverty and bareness of life as the only spiritual condition. But this is an error; it leaves the power in the hands of the hostile forces. To reconquer it for the Divine to whom it belongs and use it divinely for the divine life is the supramental way for the Sadhaka. . . . The ideal Sadhaka in this kind is one who if required to live poorly can so live and no sense of want will affect him or interfere with the full inner play of the divine consciousness, and if he is required to live richly, can so live and never for a moment fall into desire or attachment to his wealth or to the things that he uses or servitude to self-indulgence or a weak bondage to the habits that the possession of riches creates. The divine Will is all for him and the divine Ananda.

SRI AUROBINDO

Wealth
True wealth is the wealth that one offers to the Divine.

Nymphaea
Water lily
Large showy usually very fragrant flowers with numerous narrow pointed or rounded petals, many prominent erect stamens and four petal- like sepals; in white and shades of yellow, red, pink, blue, lavender and purple; borne singly on long stems, either floating or held above the water. An aquatic rhizomatous herb with large floating peltate leaves.


Supramentalised Wealth
Wealth placed at the service of the Divine.

Nymphaea
Water lily
Large showy usually very fragrant pink flowers with a prominent golden yellow centre and with numerous narrow pointed or rounded petals, many prominent erect stamens and four petal- like sepals; borne singly on long stems, either floating or held above the water. An aquatic rhizomatous herb with large floating peltate leaves.


Wealth in the Mind of Light
Open to all higher ideas.

Nymphaea
Water lily
Large showy usually very fragrant blue flowers with golden centre and with numerous narrow pointed or rounded petals, many prominent erect stamens and four petal- like sepals; borne singly on long stems, either floating or held above the water. An aquatic rhizomatous herb with large floating peltate leaves.


Wealth under the Psychic Influence
Wealth ready to return to its true possessor, the Divine.

Nymphaea
Water lily
Large showy usually very fragrant white flowers shaded pink and with numerous narrow pointed or rounded petals, many prominent erect stamens and four petal-like sepals; borne singly on long stems, either floating or held above the water. An aquatic rhizomatous herb with large floating peltate leaves.


Emotional Wealth
The only true emotional wealth is love for the Divine.

Nymphaea
Water lily
Large showy usually very fragrant lavender flowers with numerous narrow pointed or rounded petals, many prominent erect stamens and four petal- like sepals; borne singly on long stems, either floating or held above the water. An aquatic rhizomatous herb with large floating peltate leaves.


Wealth in the Vital
Comes willingly to generous natures.

Nymphaea rubra
Indian red water lily, Water lily
Large showy usually very fragrant vivid magenta pink flowers with numerous narrow pointed or rounded petals, many prominent erect stamens and four petal- like sepals; borne singly on long stems, either floating or held above the water. An aquatic rhizomatous herb with large floating peltate leaves.


Wealth in the Most material Vital
Can be stable only after conversion.

Nymphaea
Water lily
Large showy usually very fragrant deep rose red flowers with numerous narrow pointed or rounded petals, many prominent erect stamens and four petal- like sepals; borne singly on long stems, either floating or held above the water. An aquatic rhizomatous herb with large floating peltate leaves.


Generous Wealth
Likes to be given and spread far and wide.

Nymphaea
Water lily
Large showy usually very fragrant yellow flowers with numerous narrow pointed or rounded petals, many prominent erect stamens and four petal- like sepals; borne singly on long stems, either floating or held above the water. An aquatic rhizomatous herb with large floating peltate leaves.


Integral Wealth of Mahalakshmi
Wealth in all domains and all activities, intellectual, psychological, material, in feeling and action.

Nymphaea
Water lily
Large showy usually very fragrant pure white flowers with a golden centre and with numerous narrow pointed or rounded petals, many prominent erect stamens and four petal- like sepals; borne singly on long stems, either floating or held above the water. An aquatic rhizomatous herb with large floating peltate leaves.