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Soul Wealth · Spiritual Wealth · Material Wealth

In life, one should pursue three forms of wealth: soul wealth, spiritual wealth, and material wealth — in that order. All three are indispensable; lacking any one of them makes a perfect life impossible.

— 800 New Era Concepts for Humanity

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Overview

Soul wealth, spiritual wealth, and material wealth form the complete framework of the "Three Forms of Wealth" in the Lifechanyuan system. Their natures differ fundamentally: soul wealth belongs to the realm of consciousness, spiritual wealth belongs to the realm of energy, and material wealth belongs to the realm of tangible form. They form a progression: soul wealth ranks first, spiritual wealth second, and material wealth last.

The three forms are mutually supporting and indispensable. Material wealth supports spiritual wealth; spiritual wealth supports soul wealth. Conversely, soul wealth generates spiritual wealth, and spiritual wealth generates material wealth. Only when all three are abundant — "three pillars, three wholes" — is life truly complete.

Pursuing soul wealth is the core direction of spiritual cultivation and the fundamental path to becoming a celestial being, a Buddha, and entering the Kingdom of Heaven.

Note: Concept numbers cited on this page refer to the Fourth Edition of the New Era Human 800 Concepts. The Fifth Edition has been re-arranged, and its numbering no longer matches the Fourth Edition one to one.