14.23 "Established within themselves, they are equal in pleasure and pain, praise and blame, kindness and unkindness. Clay, a rock, and gold are the same to them. Alike in honor and dishonor, alike to friend and foe, they have given up every selfish pursuit. Such are those who have gone beyond the gunas."
Well that's pretty cool, I thought when I read that line about equity in the elements. It would be great to not care about the frivolous things of this world such as riches because I could be happy with a little. I read about people who have reduced their amount of stuff, reverse hoarders if you will, and they talk about how nice it is not to have so many things literally cluttering their life. Losing stuff is stressful! Breaking stuff is sad! To me anyway...
I believe having less stuff to keep up with, especially at the rate with which technology is advancing, would be really nice.
Also, I thought I would share the first thing I thought of when I read "alike to friend and foe," because it's funny. Recently, a friend showed me a modern video blog version of Pride and Prejudice. (All of the characters are depicted as typical Western young people in the 21st century. It's called the "Lizzie Bennet Diaries" if you're interested). Jane is introduced as a kind soul who greets her friends, the mailman, and her enemies the same way, "Hi, how are you? It's so nice to see you!" How marvelous would it be to put away spite, actually seeing people as equal, and not just putting on a fake happy face...
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