Just words::Financial Liberation
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towndwarfчас назад, приводя в порядок залежи всякого на жёстких дисках, обнаружил лекции-подкасты по английски.
Прочитав (чуть не сломав зуб о камень, попавшийся в гречке, которую доедал ;)) , подумал, что при том, что, надеюсь, большинство моих френдов и так в курсе того, что чем меньше тебе нужно, тем свободнее живёшь, решил запостить эту статью :)
"While the materialist is mainly interested in goods, the Buddhist is mainly interested in liberation.
Buddhism is the Middle Way and therefore in no way antagonistic to physical well-being. It is not
wealth that stands in the way of liberation but the attachment to wealth; not the enjoyment of pleasurable
things but the craving for them. The focus of Buddhist economics, therefore, is simplicity and
non-violence.
For the modern economist [and consumer] this is very difficult to understand. They are used to
measuring the "standard of living" by the amount of annual consumption, assuming all the time
that a man who consumes more is "better off" than a man who consumes less. A Buddhist economist
would consider this approach excessively irrational: since consumption is merely a means to
human well-being, the aim should be to obtain the maximum of well-being with the minimum of consumption.
The less toil there is, the more time and strength is left for artistic creativity. "
--E.F. Shumacher, Small Is Beautiful
I admit that my recipe for economic "success" is quite different than the advice you'll get from most
people.
Bookstores are filled with books about making money and getting rich. But they all come with certain
basic philosophical assumptions-- mainly that MORE money is always better and that the key to
"success" is to be rich.
Even books that I recommend, such as The 4-Hour Workweek or Your Portable Empire, have an
underlying philosophy of "getting rich". All of these writers are firmly centered in mainstream capitalist
thinking.
My philosophy is essentially that of a Buddhist economist. While others speak of "success" and
"wealth", my concern is liberation. And when I speak of liberation, I mean financial liberation, physical
liberation, emotional liberation, mental liberation,.. and ultimately spiritual liberation. However, at
this time in my life, I'm only qualified to give advice about financial and physical liberation :)
Its important to understand the profound difference between seeking wealth and seeking liberation.
Mainstream financial advice is always focused on more, more, more.
However, my starting point is always less, less, less. Simplicity is the core of my approach to financial
liberation. Learn to need less, and you automatically become freer. Learn to need a smaller and
cheaper living space. Learn to need a smaller and cheaper car... or better yet, a motorcycle,... or still
better, no vehicle at all. Learn to need fewer gadgets. Learn to need fewer and less expensive
clothes.
Simplify, simplify, simplify. This is the core of my "method" for success. Before you worry about
building a business, before you worry about debt elimination, before you worry about working fewer
hours or making more money-- Simplify every aspect of your life--- persistently, continuously,
relentlessly. Pare away all that is unnecessary, distracting, and fashionable. Work on your cravings.
This is the basis for liberation. Without doing this, you'll always be a slave... no matter how much
money you have-- because you'll always need more.... and thus will always remain a slave to work
and economics.
On the other hand, if you simplify drastically-- you'll find that financial liberation is much easier than
you thought. You'll find that you can work much less and live much more. You'll find that escaping
your job and boss is much easier than you thought. You'll find that eliminating debt is much easier
than you thought.
You'll find that you are much less stressed about money. You'll find that you have many more
options in life. You'll find it easier to save money, easier to travel, easier to do the things you always
put off doing.
Simplicity is the starting point, the center, the foundation, and the ending point. It is the key to your
financial liberation.
www.EffortlessEnglishClub.com
Прочитав (чуть не сломав зуб о камень, попавшийся в гречке, которую доедал ;)) , подумал, что при том, что, надеюсь, большинство моих френдов и так в курсе того, что чем меньше тебе нужно, тем свободнее живёшь, решил запостить эту статью :)
"While the materialist is mainly interested in goods, the Buddhist is mainly interested in liberation.
Buddhism is the Middle Way and therefore in no way antagonistic to physical well-being. It is not
wealth that stands in the way of liberation but the attachment to wealth; not the enjoyment of pleasurable
things but the craving for them. The focus of Buddhist economics, therefore, is simplicity and
non-violence.
For the modern economist [and consumer] this is very difficult to understand. They are used to
measuring the "standard of living" by the amount of annual consumption, assuming all the time
that a man who consumes more is "better off" than a man who consumes less. A Buddhist economist
would consider this approach excessively irrational: since consumption is merely a means to
human well-being, the aim should be to obtain the maximum of well-being with the minimum of consumption.
The less toil there is, the more time and strength is left for artistic creativity. "
--E.F. Shumacher, Small Is Beautiful
I admit that my recipe for economic "success" is quite different than the advice you'll get from most
people.
Bookstores are filled with books about making money and getting rich. But they all come with certain
basic philosophical assumptions-- mainly that MORE money is always better and that the key to
"success" is to be rich.
Even books that I recommend, such as The 4-Hour Workweek or Your Portable Empire, have an
underlying philosophy of "getting rich". All of these writers are firmly centered in mainstream capitalist
thinking.
My philosophy is essentially that of a Buddhist economist. While others speak of "success" and
"wealth", my concern is liberation. And when I speak of liberation, I mean financial liberation, physical
liberation, emotional liberation, mental liberation,.. and ultimately spiritual liberation. However, at
this time in my life, I'm only qualified to give advice about financial and physical liberation :)
Its important to understand the profound difference between seeking wealth and seeking liberation.
Mainstream financial advice is always focused on more, more, more.
However, my starting point is always less, less, less. Simplicity is the core of my approach to financial
liberation. Learn to need less, and you automatically become freer. Learn to need a smaller and
cheaper living space. Learn to need a smaller and cheaper car... or better yet, a motorcycle,... or still
better, no vehicle at all. Learn to need fewer gadgets. Learn to need fewer and less expensive
clothes.
Simplify, simplify, simplify. This is the core of my "method" for success. Before you worry about
building a business, before you worry about debt elimination, before you worry about working fewer
hours or making more money-- Simplify every aspect of your life--- persistently, continuously,
relentlessly. Pare away all that is unnecessary, distracting, and fashionable. Work on your cravings.
This is the basis for liberation. Without doing this, you'll always be a slave... no matter how much
money you have-- because you'll always need more.... and thus will always remain a slave to work
and economics.
On the other hand, if you simplify drastically-- you'll find that financial liberation is much easier than
you thought. You'll find that you can work much less and live much more. You'll find that escaping
your job and boss is much easier than you thought. You'll find that eliminating debt is much easier
than you thought.
You'll find that you are much less stressed about money. You'll find that you have many more
options in life. You'll find it easier to save money, easier to travel, easier to do the things you always
put off doing.
Simplicity is the starting point, the center, the foundation, and the ending point. It is the key to your
financial liberation.
www.EffortlessEnglishClub.com
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Date: 2011-02-12 07:02 am (UTC)И просекли довольно массово, раз даже термин появился.
Однако, видимо, недостаточно массово, чтобы с современной экономикой стало хоть что-нибудь. То есть с ней (экономикой) происходит всякая фигня, но она по-прежнему стоит на расширенном воспроизводстве, что ее, впрочем, тоже погубит рано или поздно.
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Date: 2011-02-12 01:51 pm (UTC)Он хорош на некоторое время, как и разные ретриты, а также тем, кому действительно 'правильно' жить вдалеке ото всех, но большинство - просто убегают от себя и решения своих проблем. Уходят в противоположность тому, чем они занимались ранее.
Но истинное решение - это совсем не эскапизм и не противоположность а нахождение своей "ниши", 'своего середенного пути'.
Опять таки моё скромное IMHO, каждый человек не просто так живёт так, как живёт и в тех условиях (и с такой экономикой) :)....а чтобы поиграться в решение собой же надуманных проблем.
Теория кармы гласит, что повторное рождение - результат добровольного выбора, сделанного еще при жизни. Если душа не захочет больше рождаться, она найдет пути избавления от всех этих земных «нагрузок» и уйдет себе с миром в нирвану в тот же момент. А если не хочет она от человеческих проблем, страстей, желаний и западной экономики избавляться, значит, нравится ей в 'колесе Сансары' как белке крутиться, не устала она еще от этого, вот и возвращается вновь и вновь на круги своя.