Taoism joins most faith traditions that cast doubt on the ability of "things" and other items we can hoard (but not use) ... to satisfy our deepest selves.
Rangsey Chang is our voice for quotations and two great questions on the hope and spirituality of the "things" in our lives.
I mentioned a book in the podcast: The Ego Tunnel: the Science of the Mind and the Myth of Self. He gave a TedTalk on his ideas: https://youtu.be/5ZsDDseI5QI.
May your days begin in peace, and become thirstless
fields in which we sow the seeds of radical hope.
Marc Mullinax
