How to Live in a Material World and Survive

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Tip 1 - Why You Should Stop Living For Materialism In A Material World

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rick Bochner | permalink

Madonna was right -- we do live in a material world. But here's why you should stop living for materialism and live for what's real and has a pulse.

For further reading: http://www.thegloss.com/2013/04/18/culture/stop-living-for-materialism-in-a-material-world/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Material World: A Portrait of the World’s Possessions

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by paul cobb | permalink

What Japanese stuffed toys have to do with The Bible and child mortality in Mali. We're longtime fans of photojournalist Peter Menzel, wh
Tags: material world: a global family portrait,peter menzel,photos,photography,books,world,materialism,consumerism,culture

For further reading: http://www.brainpickings.org/2011/04/08/material-world-peter-menzel/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Living a Spiritual Life in a Material World

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Brian Colon | permalink

No one has to tell you that when you're inclined to live a spiritual life you face an uphill battle to survive, much less thrive, in a material world.

For further reading: http://www.summitlighthouse.org/audio-file/living-spiritual-life-material-world/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - How We Live Now

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by omaar 97 | permalink

SYSTEMS OF SURVIVAL A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics. By Jane Jacobs. 236 pp. New York: Random House. $22.
Tags: BOOK REVIEWS,JACOBS JANE,SYSTEMS OF SURVIVAL (BOOK)

For further reading: http://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/25/books/how-we-live-now.html ^[4]