tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post1874868691219137280..comments2023-03-26T01:02:06.760-07:00Comments on The Fearless Heart: Talking about Money and PrivilegeMiki Kashtanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907977416574801559noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-2493668537534895492012-10-11T02:50:03.158-07:002012-10-11T02:50:03.158-07:00dear miki, may i ask where your pet project about ...dear miki, may i ask where your pet project about the maximum wage is standing now? <br />also, i'd like to hear your experience with people who might have joined the project:f.i., what did in fact change for them, how could they contribute? <br />at times, in different countries (especially these days with the financial and social crises becoming deeper), the idea of a minimum income for silvianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-85275518508237047982012-10-06T16:58:30.311-07:002012-10-06T16:58:30.311-07:00With so much focus in the popular media on abundan...With so much focus in the popular media on abundance and "you can be a millionaire in three easy steps" you are taking an unpopular stance. What? Limit yourself? What???? It seems that "having it all" is the ultimate goal in this culture. <br /><br />What I want is freedom. For me, both freedom and abundance are not about having more things or money but letting them flow sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-64846544933667357752012-10-06T06:58:54.953-07:002012-10-06T06:58:54.953-07:00A message that I make efforts to incorporate into ...A message that I make efforts to incorporate into my day to day routine and conscious attitude when evaluating choices (the more the merrier) is the following:<br />“Suffering comes through ignorance or attachment to illusions. Most people play with illusions like children play with toys. If you get caught up in the ephemeral things of this world and cling to illusory values [perhaps valuing Ron Greensteinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-67104065072747982702012-10-06T04:54:28.036-07:002012-10-06T04:54:28.036-07:00Thank you for this piece, Miki! It made me think ...Thank you for this piece, Miki! It made me think of how many historical religious traditions included non-attachment, generosity, etc., in their criteria for true conversion or authentic spirituality. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389399300963571569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-12089617210146026532012-10-05T17:26:46.660-07:002012-10-05T17:26:46.660-07:00I found this post challenging and thought-provokin...I found this post challenging and thought-provoking, a subject rarely addressed. I am currently in the process of selling my home and most of what's in it to enable me to resign from a job I dislike to find my vocation. It is a time of intense examination of what's important, what I'm attached to and the privilege and resources I enjoy to be able to do this. Although I'm not as Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06163599854999014210noreply@blogger.com