نام کتاب : زندگى تحت توفيقات اصول اخلاق نویسنده : مكارم شيرازى، ناصر جلد : 1 صفحه : 19
achieving it, and in other words, correct utilization of differe ntmaterial
and spiritual powers being available for man.
But since to the same extent that" perfection" and"
utilization" are clear in view of general sense, they areambiguous and
complicated in view of partial concepts, mostoften people have mistaken the path
of prosperity so that forexample, one egoist rich man, who has exchanged the
heartseaseand relief of his spirit and body with accumulation of a
massivewealth, may consider himself prosperous, while his capriciouschild,
after death of father, deems scattering of this wealth forsatisfaction of his
lusts as prosperity, and in the meantime bothof them are wrong.
Anyway, herein we shall recognize man's real perfection andcorrect way of
utilizing these material and spiritual favors, although this recognition may
need a great deal of study andin convenience.
Does prosperity have only a spiritual aspect ?
A number of Greek ancient philosophers like Cynics believedthat prosperity
has only a spiritual aspect and whatever corporeal and material condition may
be, it does not have the least effect on man's prosperity, and therefore
considered acquiring moral perfection and virtues as the only way of
prosperity. Rather, they believed that absolute prosperity for man would not be
possible in this world and as far as the spirit is connected to this material
body, and tainted to corporeal impurities, it is deprived from real prosperity.
Only when it is disconnected from body, it may achieve absolute prosperity. On
this end, they spurned and neglected all material affairs.
The conditions of Dewjanse, the famous physician of Cynics,
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