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When Taoist simplicity creates guilt about material comfort

I started following the Tao to find peace but now I feel guilty about having nice things when the philosophy talks about simplicity and I don't know what I'm supposed to give up.

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The path of voluntary simplicity becomes another form of self-judgment when approached with rigid attachment to non-attachment.

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