"When a person's primary objective is to maximize……" — Duane Elgin
"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 from discomforts) and "grabbing" (trying to acquire or hold on to that which gives pleasure). With the loss of inner balance that accompanies a habitual "pushing and grabbing" approach to life, a deeper pain ensues-that of becoming aware of the ultimate unsatisfactoriness of the pleasure-seeking/pain-avoiding process itself."
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17 Quotes by Duane Elgin
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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…
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Simplicity of living, if deliberately chosen, implies a compassionate approach to life. It means that we are choosing to live…
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Voluntary simplicity has more to do with the state of mind than a person's physical surroundings and possessions.
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As my spiritual growth expanded and developed, voluntary simplicity was a natural outgrowth. I came to realize the cost of…
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It seems to me that inner growth is the whole moving force behind voluntary simplicity.
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I consciously started to live simply when I started to become conscious.
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To me, voluntary simplicity means integration and awareness in my life.
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Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty…
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In a world where nearly one billion people live near the edge of physical survival the relevance of intentional simplicity…
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We live almost completely immersed in a socially constructed reality that so fully absorbs our energy and attention that virtually…
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Simplicity of living means meeting life face to face. It means confronting life clearly, without unnecessary distractions. It means being…
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Our life is frittered away by detail Simplify, simplify.” Or, as Plato wrote, “In order to seek one’s own direction, one…
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