If you’re trying to free yourself from
debt, or simply have to live very frugally due to your current life situation,
then you may have noticed that living in this way opens up your mind to a whole
new range of different possibilities. Frugal living can free the soul to
concentrate on what’s important in life – the “here and now” in a very Zen-like
way. If, on the other hand, that hasn’t been
your experience at all and you continually yearn for the things you can’t
afford and worry about how you’re ever going to be able to afford them, then
you’re probably stuck on the very non Zen-like treadmill that seems to ensnare
so many people in the developed Western world today. Debt management has grown into a major industry as people who
have been suffering from this “sickness” of the egotistical mind struggle to
come to terms with their spending problems. And whilst it’s no fun not to have
enough money to live on – a lot of the problems come from the vicious cycle of
wanting things we think will improve our lives but which, in fact, don’t. If you read about Zen, or existentialism,
and concentrate on the here and now and the things you need to do today to “be”
and to get through the day in one piece – this can really free up your thinking
and let you get the most fulfillment out of life. It’s a hard thing to explain
until you get the sudden realization that the commercial merry-go round is one
you can step off with relative ease. Instead of concentrating on what you want,
be happy with what you have and concentrate on what you really need; food, warmth
and shelter. As the song goes; the best things in life
are free – and it’s true.
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