{"id":947,"date":"2014-12-17T15:28:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T15:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drbrettdenkin.com\/blog\/?p=947"},"modified":"2014-12-17T15:28:42","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T15:28:42","slug":"advice-from-a-swami-about-materialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drbrettdenkin.com\/blog\/advice-from-a-swami-about-materialism\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice From a Swami About Materialism"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Focus<\/a><\/p>\n

I found the New York Times Sunday Review cover article by Arthur C. Brooks particularly interesting having lived in relatively affluent environments on and off for decades. People who are overly focused on acquiring and maintaining things often miss a huge part of the process of happiness which is more related to experiences and our perception of them. The swami Mr. Brooks interviewed, a Western educated enunciate, agrees that the problem lies not in abundance but in out attachment to abundance which is one way of defining materialism. The solution, according to the author, is to celebrate abundance but not be hung up on it by collecting experiences, avoid doing things only as a means to an end and cultivating one’s faith.<\/p>\n

In my own life<\/a>, I constantly remind myself to focus on enjoying the moment and the process (journey)<\/a> and do my darnedest to stay clear of focus on outcomes. After all, “If you want true success focus on process, if you want stress focus on outcome.” Dr. Brett<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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