Soul and Money

 Lekutei Moharan (68) All souls desire and hunger after money; and they hunger after and love not only money itself, but even a person who has money. It is common for people to be drawn to him and to adore him on account of his money. We see this empirically, and it is also written, “whereas the wealthy man has many friends.”

Lekutei Moharan (68) The soul originates from the same supernal source from which money issues, devolves and comes into being. Money’s origin, from which it extends downward, is undoubtedly an aspect of holiness and a source of holy influx. But afterwards, in the process of devolving, this influx acquires corporeality and becomes money. Thus the reason the soul desires money is that the soul and money share the same source. 

Lekutei Moharan (68) Even so, one should not hunger after money. As has already been explained many times, avarice is very disgraceful. Rather, one should hunger after and love the place from which money originates and devolves. And it is in this aspect that “Rebbi would honor the rich,” as our Sages taught (Eruvin 86a) ; on account of their having money, which emanates from an exalted realm.