{"id":670,"date":"2019-01-06T13:49:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T18:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/?p=670"},"modified":"2019-01-06T13:49:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T18:49:36","slug":"seek-not-more-than-you-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/seek-not-more-than-you-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Seek not more than you need"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cGreed is a\nbottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the\nneed without ever reaching satisfaction.\u201d &#8211; <em>Erich Fromm, Escape From Freedom<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Kabir \u2013 The couplet<\/strong><br \/> \u0938\u093e\u0927\u0941 \u0917\u093e\u0901\u0920 \u0928 \u092c\u0902\u0927\u093e\u0908, \u0909\u0926\u0930 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0932\u0947,<\/p><p> \u0906\u0917\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0901\u091a\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0930\u0940 \u0916\u0921\u093c\u0947, \u091c\u092c \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u0924\u092c \u0926\u0947 || <\/p><p><br \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Transliterated:<\/strong><br \/>\nSadhu gaanTh na bandhaai, udar samaata le |<br \/>\naage paanche Hari kHade, jab maange tab de ||<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Translation:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe knowing one (enlightened one) does not tie the self down with possessions,\ntaking only as much as is needed |<br \/>\nHe knows that the Lord is all around, providing as soon as the need arises||<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My\nunderstanding:<\/strong><br \/>\nGreed, and not need, seems to be the driving force in our life today. We want,\nbut care little for what we are giving up satisfying our thirst for \u201cmore\u201d.\nThis has led to our situation of extreme hunger amid plenty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, our\nknowledge and innovation has taught us to produce more, create much more from\nthe same set of resources, and be able to expand our presence into much larger\nspaces at the same time with the use of technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, our\ngreed is training us to limit and shutter access to this knowledge and\nresources, so that the individual can collect more \u2013 even if most of the\ncollections are gathering dust an demanding more from the collector for their\npreservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Nietzsche\nsaid, \u201cEven the most beautiful scenery is no longer assured of our love after\nwe have lived in it for three months, and some distant coast attracts our\navarice: possessions are generally diminished by possession.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, let things\nbe where they are, seek only that which is absolutely necessary, and suddenly\nyou will find yourself swimming in the river of plenty, instead of struggling\nin the desert of desire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Seek not more than you need<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGreed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.\u201d &#8211; Erich Fromm, Escape From Freedom Kabir \u2013 The couplet \u0938\u093e\u0927\u0941 \u0917\u093e\u0901\u0920 \u0928 \u092c\u0902\u0927\u093e\u0908, \u0909\u0926\u0930 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0932\u0947, \u0906\u0917\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0901\u091a\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0930\u0940 \u0916\u0921\u093c\u0947, \u091c\u092c \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u0924\u092c \u0926\u0947 || Transliterated: Sadhu gaanTh na bandhaai, udar samaata le&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kabir","category-philosophy","category-philosophy-and-religion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":671,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670\/revisions\/671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}