Leave it. Be happy now.

It seems very common for Western Buddhists (and others) to take their rejection of materialism to mean that one must go from thinking “I’ll be happy when I have more” to “I’ll be happy when I have less”. The fallacy of course is the “I’ll be happy when…” anything. Thinking about these objects and whether they are in your possession or not is tying you to them. Leave it. Be happy now.

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posted: 10 March 7
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