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Being a GurSikh, I believe in an honest living and giving dasvand. I am starting to make relatively large amounts of money but stay grounded. I do naam Simran and am in the process of defeating my ego, even though it is a long process. Throughout reading gurbani, and hearing others, I am starting to believe being rich is a sin in sikhi. Waheguru gives us everything and I feel bad about the vast money I earn. My earning potential is only increasing but I am happy that I can support various social programs that can change the world. I am not attached to money as I had to detach myself in order to earn it. I don't want to psychologically hinder my progress as they say "Becareful what you wish for". Any thoughts?

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That makes sense, even after dasvand, saving etc, is it okay to own a nice house, car etc? In my childhood, my family lost everything, in order for me to reach this spot I needed to create a discipline, respect, and obedience for the Guru. Is it a sin to spend money on luxury items even when remaining detached?

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It's true that alot of us can be in attachment even though we may claim not to be. Instead practicing and Becoming the detachment is what we should do.

Claiming to practice Truth instead of Doing it is incredibly common today, many waste their Entire Lives doing this and then this Precious Janam is Over.

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Being rich isn't a sin; however, the attachment to maya or the greed for maya is. I can sense your not attached to the Maya because you give your Daswand, and I can tell your not greedy because you acknowledge that Waheguru gave you the wealth, not yourself.

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Being a GurSikh, I believe in an honest living and giving dasvand.

I am starting to make relatively large amounts of money but stay grounded.

sorry mate, you have already fallen into Ego because you have automatically considered yourself as rich, which really means you are COMPARING to poor.

a gursikh has to learn to stay in the middle and walk the thin sharp edge of the khanda.

I do naam Simran and am in the process of defeating my ego, even though it is a long process.

Sorry to tell you, but the Ego is a life long battle, but even then after you are dead and your soul is wandering on other realms and stages trying to get to sachkhand> your ego identity will still remain and fool you all the way.

Throughout reading gurbani, and hearing others, I am starting to believe being rich is a sin in sikhi.

Please read the gurbani quotes again>> doesn't say anything about sin.>>>it's about rising above the level of rich and poor, the true gursikh keeps the maximised love for the lord>>he doesn't let anything catch his 5 dhuts>>pain or joy> rich or poor.

Waheguru gives us everything and I feel bad about the vast money I earn. My earning potential is only increasing but I am happy that I can support various social programs that can change the world. I am not attached to money as I had to detach myself in order to earn it. I don't want to psychologically hinder my progress as they say "Becareful what you wish for". Any thoughts?

You don't feel bad>>you feel weak>>cuz u know it gonna catch you up as it separates you from crowd>>if you think that wont happen then the duniya around you will be fooling you with their conditional suport and false love.

All I can say from experience is that you should carry on doing everything very humbly as far as you can.

Real problems only start after you start spending money and buying stuff>>thats when people start talking and getting more friendly>>>>just like facebook likes and all that crap-the people will give you a false ego boost and make you feel blessed and wonderful>>in reality they only associate cuz you must have some money behind the goods coming in your purchases.

I know people that never worked it out in 20 years and in the end just walked out of that mayavee life.

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