A speaker argues you need to get rich before you can seriously pursue spirituality. He points to billionaires who only turned to Buddhism or meditation after making their money, saying financial security removes the stress that blocks real contemplation.
So here's my kind of controversial philosophy, and I know it'll piss off somebody who's listening to this, but I do believe in get rich first, learn Buddhism second, because you can't just be spiritual if you're worrying about rent. Get some clients, make a little bit of money, just sell, sell, sell like you're crazy, and then when you have the money, you'll be able to look into other areas of life that are less stressful. This is why when billionaires like really hit it, you see them shift to spirituality. Do you think they were like that when they were building their company? No, they were animals, they were tigers, they were building all day. It was until they got that detachment been that they were able to like, okay, I'll take a step back and I'll focus on bigger picture things. But you and I, we're not at that level yet, so we should just make more money.
