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The promise of the object is more powerful than the object itself

…if I don’t have that additional jam sandwich I might be in trouble.

Posted byrodkersh1948August 16, 2022August 16, 2022Posted inEffectiveness, MindfulnessTags:Buddha, consumerism, desire, Ezra Klein, Ruth Ozeki, Tao, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Zen4 Comments on The promise of the object is more powerful than the object itself
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