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Is being an extreme minimalist the same thing as being a miser?
Minimalists seek to have fewer possessions in their life in order to have a fuller life. It is about appreciating the items you do have and the experiences you choose to spend money on. Misers simply seek to spend as little as possible. They are not about creating a life of meaning. They simply wantRead more
Minimalists seek to have fewer possessions in their life in order to have a fuller life. It is about appreciating the items you do have and the experiences you choose to spend money on.
See lessMisers simply seek to spend as little as possible. They are not about creating a life of meaning. They simply want to keep as much of their money as possible, even if that means living in rags and never leaving the house.
Ultimately, a minimalist seeks to create a life of meaning by having fewer possessions. The focus is not on wealth. A miser just hoards wealth and has little value for other people or their own quality of life.
Do you believe God has a hand in the evils that happen around the world?
The good or evil in life comes from the working of the law of Karma. A person's actions condition and direct his life experience — good or bad. Karma explains all the good in life and the difficulties we experience. Dividing events into Good and Bad is a mark of our delusion of self. We see ourselveRead more
The good or evil in life comes from the working of the law of Karma. A person’s actions condition and direct his life experience — good or bad. Karma explains all the good in life and the difficulties we experience. Dividing events into Good and Bad is a mark of our delusion of self. We see ourselves as separate from life around us and this creates constant calculation and judgment. Events we like are labeled good; those disliked are bad. With Enlightenment comes Equanimity and we transcend karma. We transcend judging, joyfully reintegrating with life. God is morally all good. So whatever moral evils exist in the world must come from humans. Natural evils are bad things that occur due to natural events. Items in this category would be bad things that happen to humans due to acts of nature such as tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, etc. Some natural evils are due to immoral human actions, such as when humans pollute a water source, but most natural evils are works of God. So if God is all-powerful, as standardly conceived, the acts of nature are His doing. So God is the source of most natural evils.
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