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Old 12-31-2006, 05:29 PM   #13 (permalink)
helgi
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The fear of someone judging you as greedy or materialistic, for charging money, is probably an aspect of spiritual ego. Of wanting to appear 'spiritual,' and thus living through a mental image of yourself as a spiritual person.

Which is really just another form of social conditioning, albeit a much more subtle one.

I'm reminded of Mother Teresa's prayer:
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If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway.
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