Month: August 2023

Spiritualists & Materialists Both live at the edges, trying to escape. Materialist — hedonistic, acquisitive, disconnected. Spiritualist — dry, austere, disconnected. There is no escaping the world. There is no escaping suffering. One must go through it. Attached, but not really. Detached, but not really. Playful. Aware. Witnessing the game as one plays it. Disengaged, yet engaged. Wisdom is – Material Spiritualism. Spiritual Materialism.

What Is Affluence? Income (divided by) / [Needs+Wants] Who is Rich? One whose [income] exceeds her [Needs+Wants] Who is Richer? One who can improve the ratio between income and wants Who is the Richest? Mathematically, someone who can reduce his [needs+wants] to zero, irrespective of income Wisdom Is – To know where to draw the line_