Duane Elgin Quotes
Compassion will no longer be seen as a spiritual luxury for a contemplative few; rather it will be viewed as a social necessity for the entire human family.
We live almost completely immersed in a socially constructed reality that so fully absorbs our energy and attention that virtually none remains to experience the wonder of our existence.
The essence of voluntary simplicity is living in a way what is outwardly simple and inwardly rich.
Simplicity means to choose ways of living that touch the Earth more lightly and that reduce our ecological footprint.
In a world where nearly one billion people live near the edge of physical survival the relevance of intentional simplicity by the more affluent people of the world cannot be over estimated.
Simplicity means to feel such a sense of kinship with others that we choose to live simply so that others may simply live.
Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity that elevates the human spirit.
We are the leaders that we have been waiting for. We are the social innovators and entrepreneurs that we have been seeking.
Only after people express their anger and sadness over the broken dreams of material prosperity will they turn to the task of building a sustainable economy.
The character of a whole society is the cumulative result of countless small actions, day in and day out, of millions of persons.
To consciously evolve, we require clear vision of a compassionate future that draws out our enthusiastic participation in life.
Our life is frittered away by detail Simplify, simplify.” Or, as Plato wrote, “In order to seek one’s own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life.
Voluntary simplicity has more to do with the state of mind than a person's physical surroundings and possessions.