Yes creative makes great product. Keyboard moua

Cy: The Dalai Lama noted once that he enjoys looking through coffee-table books about war machines because he thinks they're really cool.

I wonder if being overly concerned about acting in a manner that appears "Buddhist" is itself "Buddhist."

Tynan you were going to do an article on how to be happier (ie working on happiness directly instead of indirectly). I hope I didn't miss it. Would love to see something like that.

Paul, your correct, a man can be very minimilst in his life and still want things badly. the question you should ask is - will this make a person happy? in life its the journey, not the destination that's important. ie/ "i finally got the new apple iPad, now I can be happy." An enlightened mind frees itself from any emotional reaction to any material possession. This is a fundamental principle of Buddhism.

Once again I recommend the spirit level as a great read about equality. Contrary to conventional wisdom, more equality creates more productivity in society. In turn, more art, more culture, more love and more happiness for everyone. there may always be some inequality, certainly physical differences from person to person, but I feel that we as a community of human beings would benefit from aiming for the most equality possible. My opinion is based on what Ive read on the issue. Checkout the book and let me know how you feel about the subject.

Cy, you're being kinda silly. The man can be a minimalist and still badly want things.

If you had gone on to read, he dismissed part of his old view and did conclude that abundance would be a good thing.

Inequality can be a motivator, and there will always be inequality: physical, social or material.

Hey tynan im really dissapointed with this post in a number of ways. Its the 6th anniversary of your blog and its painfully clear youve gone off the path. Inequality is the cause of incredible amounts of emotional pain and suffering in our world. I recommend "the spirit level" by richard wilkinson for a look at equality and how it makes everything better. I dont even know how to address your comment that you enjoy wanting things. materialism breeds pain and suffering. Id love to see a move away from materialism and back towards minimalism in your writing.

just to quote your work to highlight my concerns tynan - "The idea of everyone being able to have everything they wanted struck panic into my heart, as it threatened my beloved inequality."

Wow.

I so enjoy your blog. I feel I live vicariously through you. I love traveling in my small rv. I am currently bed bound in a hospital with potential return of cancer.
keep your fun and adventurous posts coming. You are living my dream . Thanks my friend.
Sharon

Tasksmash??

Every day I come to this cafe to write and work on my blog. I'm a social guy and started talking to the people that sit around me. A staggering number of them make their living solely online. I hope to do that one day as well.

It is my thoughts that most people don't know that anyone can get in the game and create ebooks, ezines, online content, etc. Too many people are stuck in the 'job' mindset believing they MUST have a job to earn money.

What you write there is very true, we are at the dawn of a new era, and the rules of business are changing tremendously.
Too many people are still blocked into an obsolete way of thinking.

I'm a business student and when I realized i could actually create something meaningful and valuable rather than stay idle, my take on life radically changed !
(and your blog and books played a good part in convincing me !)