Living simply is not about living in poverty or self-inflicted deprivation. It's about living an examined life where one has determined what is truly important and enough... and then just let go of all the rest.
Compassion will no longer be seen as a spiritual luxury for a contemplative few; rather it will be viewed as a social necessity for the entire human family.
Satisfactions are fulfillment of the heart. Dissatisfactions are the rumblings of the mind.
It is the example of each person's life, much more than his or her words, that speaks with power. Even the smallest action done with a loving appreciation of life can profoundly touch other human beings.
We live almost completely immersed in a socially constructed reality which so fully absorbs our energy and attention that virtually none remains to experience the wonder of our existence.
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