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attempt to get happiness from material things is equivalent to talking about oxygen cylinder, tube and mask.
The issue here is not about the material things that should be on the necessity list of a person for whom life is difficult to live, expensive to fall sick and cheaper to die. What is most crucial is that every person should have continuous equanimity and happiness. It is doubtful whether the material things lying in their house will brighten up even their present life or not; whereas the true happiness and contentment within their soul will certainly brighten up their present as well as future lives. I am tempted to offer some golden advice here that will be a protective shield to maintain your equanimity in the present times. They are :
You should not cultivate a habit of things which you may probably not get in the future. You can maintain your composure not on the basis of what you have, but on the basis of what you can do without.
Think 100 times before stepping on the road which promises to bring overnight prosperity.
Think of your savings as your child. A child has to be cared for. You cannot scratch him.
Implement the advice of the learned masters who taught that you should keep in mind your income before incurring expenses.
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Remember that only some time ago, you could do without so many things. If a person whose stomach
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