Pop singer Madonna, with all her erudite brilliance, once extolled the concept that it's a material world. Well, it appears to be a simply material world to those who do not look beyond the surface of things. In reality, the world, and the universe, actually seem to be composed of what we call energy. Matter, it seems, is really a form of energy. In any case, the impermanence of matter eludes those who are focused on the surface of things. Aggressive hoarders of material wealth and objects rule this world. That is indisputable. But look at the world they rule and how they rule it. Yet the oppressed and the exploited still look to the acquisition of material wealth as a solution to their personal problems. I suppose they deserve the world as it is. They will certainly keep it the way it is by subscribing to the engine of aggression and greed which currently dominates politics and economies. A core principle of my practice is letting go. This principle allows me to enjoy the more pleasant material realities of life without having to aggressively accumulate and possess more and more at the expense of others.
