material-things

Changing the external conditions of your lives - earn more money, be in a better physical shape, have another partner or travel more - will not change how you feel. It never works because the emptiness is not around, is within. The only way to come back to life is to acknowledge that little voice rising from your heart and begging you to return to love, to return to truth.

At the end of the day, your relationships with the people in your life will be greater assets than any material things. Take time. Be present. You'll thank yourself for it later.

You can__ substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship. Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness.

And then one day you realise that if you want to be rich, you'd have to give away almost everything you own.

Leaders don't define wealth by material things they see. They define wealth by the visions they imagine and actions they take.

it is good to have wealth. It is great to leave in comfort. It is awesome to obtain possessions but, don't be too eager for material possessions for the same material possessions that bring joy are the same possessions that bring sorrow and pain and also leave a big had I know on our minds

Take time daily to reflect on how much you have. It may not be all that you want but remember someone somewhere is dreaming to have what you have.

Given the opportunity of 'Earth-School' enrollment - some are humble enough to learn and grow, stubborn enough to fail and repeat, and wise enough to graduate and never return.

Eternal values are much more everlasting than the temporary physical material things.

When your focus on earth is only on material things and earthly blessings you will never be satisfied.

The pursuit of material-external things as if they can provide deep and lasting happiness is contributing to a dwindling of real meaning and is a factor contributing to an increase in mental health problems. It just isn't possible to fill the hole inside us by piling up the things outside us." pg9

The territorialism and desire to possess things comes directly from the ego, which strives to own and control things. Your spirit already knows you own nothing. It is a matter of realizing that your happiness does not depend on your ownership of things. They help you in your journey but they are not the journey itself.

Some friends would persuade you to buy a lot of expensive materialistic things, but wouldn't dare to give you a single dime if you were to find yourself in a financial crisis. So be very careful my dear friends, and stay clear from people who push you to live beyond your means. They are definitely not in your life to favor your destiny.

When you only define yourself with your money and material things, you would most likely attract some gold diggers. You would think that you are getting into a meaningful relationship with her, but to her, it would only mean another business transaction. In other words, she would only be in it for whatever she could get out of it until everything runs out, and then she would move on to her next victim. Money attracts people, but not always the right people. Therefore, keep your financial worth and worldly possessions to yourself.

A very disappointing outcome is always destined to happen to anyone who chases material things in search of happiness.

Don't complicate your life by surrounding yourself with people who see life as a competition about who has the most material possessions.

Materialistic things bring forth some pleasurable moments, but never a sample of happiness.

It's unfortunate how some people complain about being financially unstable, yet they use their last savings to acquire material things.