{"id":2596,"date":"2026-04-06T22:23:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/trusting-the-universe-or-your-retirement-account\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T22:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:53:54","slug":"trusting-the-universe-or-your-retirement-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/trusting-the-universe-or-your-retirement-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Trusting the Universe \u2026 or Your Retirement Account?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"everlit-audio-embed\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>After their conversation with Buddhist teacher Cara Lai, Amber and Tom return to one of the deep tensions at the crossroads of spiritual life and financial planning: Do we save and prepare for the future, or trust that resources will appear when we&#8217;re living into our purpose?<\/p>\n<p>From Cara&#8217;s confessed hatred of her 401(k) to modern-day parables, Buddhist wealth teachings, and listener stories, Amber and Tom explore the tension between trust and stewardship. They also wrestle with real-life dilemmas: giving generously when you have a family to support, helping a friend in need, navigating a spouse&#8217;s very different approach to money, and wondering whether saving money blocks the flow of generosity.<\/p>\n<p>A relatable guide for anyone trying to build a future while maintaining trust, openness, and a generous spirit.<\/p>\n<p>For more episodes and info, visit&#160;<a href=\"http:\/\/religionnews.com\/money-meet-meaning\"><u>Money, Meet Meaning<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2026\/04\/06\/trusting-the-universeor-your-retirement-account\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After their conversation with Buddhist teacher Cara Lai, Amber and Tom return to one of the deep tensions at the crossroads of spiritual life and financial planning: Do we save and prepare for the future, or trust that resources will appear when we&#8217;re living into our purpose? From Cara&#8217;s confessed hatred of her 401(k) to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2596","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blog"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}