Stuff is for pleasure.
Lack of stuff is pain.
Neither pain nor pleasure is happiness.
~Krishna Das
I have trouble with some vision boards and manifestation.
What? But you make and sell manifestation candles! you might respond.
I do. So let me clarify:
My stomach always churns (literally) when I see vision boards chock-full of stuff like fancy cars, houses, jewelry. Why is that?
Because none of that stuff makes us happy.
Sure, if you don’t have it, you might think it does. But it doesn’t.
Since it doesn’t, is stuff a helpful objective?
Maybe happiness would be a more useful goal.
And if happiness is the objective maybe we need to dig a little deeper into what that would mean.
Certainly having good health. And love. Having “enough.” What else makes us happy? How do we find out?
Listen to what’s inside us. Because, as KD said the other day on retreat, “all the teachings are really inside you.”
We have the wisdom. We know what really makes us happy. And THAT’S what we should look toward. What makes us happy.
After all, stuff is just stuff.
Just stuff.
You bring up some good points and have made me think. I am just sick and tired of people 9mostly celebs and public figures) trying to tell me how I should think.
Stuff is just stuff. I love listening to KD.
I’m more into having experiences myself rather than owning stuff. I know I could have them anywhere like in my own mind but I’d prefer to have them in Europe or someplace I haven’t been to.Sometimes life gets in the way but a girl can dream, right?
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Stuff has tripped me up before. More isn’t always better.
I’ve realized the past year and since having health issues, that if you have your health you’re rich. Other aspects of life are important but being well in body and mind and spirit is the greatest gift.