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Truth…
"What surprises you so much about humanity?
Man.
Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present;
the result being that he does not live in the present or the future;
he lives as if he is never going to die,
and then dies having never really lived."
—His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Liberation From Ignorance…
"The problem's not that the truth is harsh but that
liberation from ignorance is as painful as being born.
Run after truth until you're breathless.
Accept the pain involved in re-creating yourself afresh.
These ideas will take a life to comprehend,
a hard one interspersed with drunken moments."
-Naguib Mahfouz
Palace of Desire
True Freedom…
"True freedom and the end of suffering is living in such a way as if you had completely chosen whatever you feel or experience at this moment. This inner alignment with Now is the end of suffering. Is suffering really necessary? Yes and no. If you had not suffered as you have, there would be no depth to you as a human being, no humility, no compassion. You would not be reading this now. Suffering cracks open the shell of ego, and then comes a point when it has served its purpose. Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary."
~ Eckhart Tolle
Reflection for today…The Seduction of Consumerism -Chuck Palahniuk
28 Aug“Are these things really better than the things I already have?
Or am I just trained to be dissatisfied with what I have now?”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby
Art by Barbara Kruger
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This incisive quote reminds me of Chuck Palahniuk’s other novel Fight Club which was made into an enlightening film called Fight Club– one of my favourite films.
{I highly recommend watching Fight Club because of the acidic social commentary, intriguing story and excellent acting}.
Here is the trailer in case you are interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUXWAEX2jlg
In essence, Chuck Palahniuk is alluding to commodity fetishism. The term that Karl Marx invented to describe how commodities are being fetishized and given an intrinsic value. It analyzes how the means of production and the relationships between consumers and workers are being obscured. {I apologize for the poor definition but I hope to elaborate on this in future posts}.
This quote asks us to re-consider our consumerist urges and desires.
Why do I really want a new thing?
Do I really need it?
Or do I simply just want it?
Why do I want it?
Do I just have a materialist itch to scratch?
Is there actually anything wrong with the one I have or am I just getting caught up in the consumerist zeitgeist?
These are questions we can ask ourselves…
Peace & Namaste…
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For more information on…
The author Chuck Palahniuk…http://chuckpalahniuk.net/
Fight Club the book…http://chuckpalahniuk.net/books/fight-club
Fight Club the film on the Internet Movie Database…
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/
Banksy, the mysterious and elusive graffiti artist…
http://www.banksy.co.uk/
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