08/09/2025
The True Wealth of the Spirit: Ashingne Wisdom in a World Obsessed with Things
In the ancestral Ashingne tradition, wealth was never measured in gold, land, or possessions—it was measured in the strength of the spirit, the clarity of the mind, and the depth of our connections. Spiriletics teaches us the same truth: to be fully present in the moment, to live from purpose rather than possession, and to honor life by serving others.
I have lived this truth. I have turned away from inheritances, from land, from offers of wealth. My own mother was shocked when I refused them. But I cannot tether my spirit to the shallow currents of materialism. If people see no worth in me without money or things, then they do not truly see me at all.
I have helped many who once believed money could solve every problem—people who worked tirelessly to build their material security. Yet when crisis came, when the human soul was tested, their wealth could not hold them. The coins did not comfort them. The land did not heal them. The possessions did not guide them through the darkness.
Capitalism, as I have witnessed it, is a distraction—an ever-turning wheel that keeps people from knowing themselves. I have seen the patterns: the more one depends on money for meaning, the greater the frustration when it fails to provide it. In those moments of truth, the only currency that matters is human presence, compassion, and awareness.
You are more valuable than the things you own. Your body, your mind, your spirit—these are the treasures worth cultivating. Investing in people, in kindness, in shared purpose creates a wealth no one can strip away.
When my lawyer asked why I dedicate myself to caring for senior veterans—often for little or no pay—when I could be building financial fortune, I answered with certainty: Why not? I am here to fulfill my purpose, not to hoard objects. I am here to walk with others on their journey, to offer what cannot be bought and cannot be sold.
This is the Ashingne way. This is the Spiriletics way. And it is the way I will continue to walk—where the heart is richer than any vault and the spirit is free from the chains of “things.”