Tim McCarthy and the Business of Good

Money and the Meaning of Life | Jacob Needleman

Jan 1, 2018 12:03:21 AM / by Tim McCarthy

Editor’s note:  If you’re not into philosophy, don’t buy this book.  If you are, don’t miss it.  It was first published in 1991.  Its truths are age old and forever our future.  The essential question Needleman explores is how our relationship to money affects our view of ourselves and our mortal journey.  Whether our perception is having enough, having too much or too little Needleman uses his writing to urge us to put money in its context.  Unlike most books taking one side or the other, Needleman suggests today one must recognize both the evil and the good.  If we are not consciously aware he wonders if money is a prison cell we occupy not knowing that we are in jail.  While poignant and spiritually based, the writing is very reachable using short chapters and many stories make its points.

Favorite excerpt:  “The problem of money has to be faced as a problem of consciousness, as a problem of the being of [person] in a universal world.  It is more than just a psychological or social problem which one strives to correct in advance of attending to questions of the spirit.  It has become the key to understanding the great purpose of human life and what, precisely, prevents us from participating in that great purpose.”

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