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January 20, 2012
Dalai Lama
There is a saying in Tibetan that "at the door of the miserable rich man sleeps the contented beggar." The point of this saying is not that poverty is a virtue, but that happiness does not come from wealth, but from setting limits to one's desires, and living within those limits with satisfaction.
Phyllis Carter
I am a great admirer of the Dalai Lama, but I must protest any teaching that encourages people to be content with poverty. It plays right into the hands of those who hold the wealth of the world in their greedy grasp.
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