Living Simply

 Seneca Says " Take Pains to live simply, Living simply is voluntary poverty"

Seneca talks a lot about wisdom;

Wisdom he says , is nothing but to live simply;

Live alongside Nature..Nature demands but a little

If you crave, then it is not natural - if you reach a point and still feel you are not satisfied - you are on wrong path

minimalism is the path of voluntary poverty - no accumulation or aggregation

Think of poverty from the basics -

 

• Food - Eat Bland - Drink Water - Fast for 1 day in a week
• Clothing - Dress Simple
• Shelter - where i live is good enough

Is there anything needed more? No

but it is tough to live simply - because it takes restraint - not to get carried away by the mob - and peer pressure - it requires practice and detachment - finding my own way and not afraid to be alone in the path

It takes guts to be not a consumer - consumption of senses

• Eyes : Videos
• Ears : Music
• Tongue : Food
• Nose : Aroma
• Feel : Touch

It takes courage to be restrained; ambition, envy, greed, jealousy and scorn do not need the courage

Seneca says " Set aside a certain number of days , during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with coarse and rough dress, saying to yourself, "Is this the condition I feared? "

And when you live Simply - you are living to such an extent that - no ill luck can trouble you - No unfairness of fortune - can snatch away - live simply!!!