A matter of mind over money
According to Romhardt, the crucial issue is that we return to ourselves rather than try to solve the problem on a collective level. "We can very easily jump onto the collective level and try to fix the legal and political structures, but really we must start with ourselves and try to understand...
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| Published in | The Irish times |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Dublin
The Irish Times DAC
13.04.2010
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| Summary: | According to Romhardt, the crucial issue is that we return to ourselves rather than try to solve the problem on a collective level. "We can very easily jump onto the collective level and try to fix the legal and political structures, but really we must start with ourselves and try to understand ourselves better, to see what drives us before we can work on the collective level," he says. "Looking at what you expect from money is to ask yourself what your personal motivation is," he explains. "Money can give people access to power, sex, fame, wealth and a sense of pleasure and these are often deemed to be the routes to happiness. "A crisis is an opportunity to check how you have lived your life and what you have spent your time on," he says. And, perhaps most succinctly of all, he quotes Thich Nhat Hanh, the spiritual leader of Plum Village monastery in France: "Time is not money, time is life." |
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