Loss of wealth is not that serious. Even loss of your health is not that serious. With things outside the mind, when you lose them, you can get them back. But if you lose your virtue, you lose your right views, you can do a LOT of damage before you get them back.

"As the Buddha said, loss of friends and relatives is not all that serious. Loss of wealth is not that serious. Even loss of your health is not that serious. The serious losses are when you lose your right views and when you lose your virtue. With things outside the mind, when you lose them, you can get them back. But if you lose your virtue, you lose your right views, you can do a lot of damage before you get them back."

~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "Near to the Buddha"

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