Duane Elgin Quotes

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• The intention of this way of life [voluntary simplicity] is not to dogmatically live with less. It's a more demanding intention of living with balance.…
• Simplicity of living, if deliberately chosen, implies a compassionate approach to life. It means that we are choosing to live our daily lives with some…
• Voluntary simplicity has more to do with the state of mind than a person's physical surroundings and possessions.
• As my spiritual growth expanded and developed, voluntary simplicity was a natural outgrowth. I came to realize the cost of material accumulation was too high…
• It seems to me that inner growth is the whole moving force behind voluntary simplicity.
• I consciously started to live simply when I started to become conscious.
• To me, voluntary simplicity means integration and awareness in my life.
• Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity that…
• In a world where nearly one billion people live near the edge of physical survival the relevance of intentional simplicity by the more affluent people…
• We live almost completely immersed in a socially constructed reality that so fully absorbs our energy and attention that virtually none remains to experience the…
• Simplicity of living means meeting life face to face. It means confronting life clearly, without unnecessary distractions. It means being direct and honest in relationships…
• Our life is frittered away by detail Simplify, simplify.” Or, as Plato wrote, “In order to seek one’s own direction, one must simplify the mechanics…
• 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…
• 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…
• If the material consumption of a fraction of humanity is already harming the planet, is there an alternative path that enables all of humanity to…
• The essence of voluntary simplicity is living in a way what is outwardly simple and inwardly rich.
• When a person's primary objective is to maximize material pleasures while minimizing discomforts, then life becomes a constant process of "pushing" (trying to push away…

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