HeyJaredMoney and Meaning
Musings on the intersection of personal finance and spirituality from Douglas Tsoi, a spiritual director and founder of the School of Financial Freedom.
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The virtues part 2 (opens the original)
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Following last week’s post on Roman and Greek moral qualities, I offer the Confucian values, which are held in most East Asia:Ren (Benevolence/Humaneness)Yi (Righteousness/Duty)Li (Propriety/Ritual correctness)Zhi (Wisdom)Xin (Fidelity/Trustworthiness)What are the Five Constant Virtues? They are benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness. Benevolence means not being able to endure (seeing others suffer), loving others, and aiding all living things. Righteousnes
The virtues, part 1 (opens the original)
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Ages ago, when I was a Quaker school teacher, I would occasionally slip a note to a graduating senior, wishing them luck as they entered the next stage of life. In the letter, I would enclose a list of the “Roman virtues:”Auctoritas — “Spiritual Authority” The sense of one’s social standing, built up through experience, Pietas, and Industria.Comitas — “Humour” Ease of manner, courtesy, openness, and friendliness.Clementia — “Mercy” Mildness and gentleness.<
Turn me over, I'm done on this side! (opens the original)
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LawrenceToday’s Catholic patron saint is Saint Lawrence (c. 225 – August 10, 258). He was a Roman deacon under Pope Saint Sixtus II, who was executed by Emperor Valerian when he refused to perform sacrifices to the Roman gods. The Emperor demanded that Lawrence turn over all the Church’s property to the Empire.1 St Lawrence asked for three days to gather the wealth. During that time, he gave Rome’s poor, widowed, and orphaned everything the Church owned. He then gathered the
Good news is bubbling under the surface (opens the original)
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My friend Brook tells a story about getting his PhD in philosophy. At some point in his second year, he got tired of deconstructing everything and wanted to build something. He didn’t want to live all in the head. He wanted to do something that united thinking and doing.1 He left the PhD program and bought an abandoned condo unit in Chelsea, lower Manhattan. This was in the 1990s, and Chelsea was not in good shape. There were drug users squatting in the building and several times they tried to d
Dollars and dharma (opens the original)
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Do you know Steve Irwin?“What good is a fast car, a flashy house, and a gold-plated dunny to me? Absolutely no good at all. I've been put on this planet to protect wildlife and wilderness areas, which in essence is gonna help humanity. I wanna have the purest oceans. I wanna be able to drink water straight out of that creek. I wanna stop the ozone layer. I wanna save the world. And you know money? Money is great. I can't get enough money. And you know what I'm gonna do with it? I'm gonna buy wil
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