See them floundering after their cherished possessions, like fish flopping in a river starved of water.  Sutta Nipata 777 (From What Would Buddha Do? (1999)). A friend of mine recently returned from an extended trip to Egypt.  He found it striking that the 18 million residents of Cairo lived in tightly packed conditions and that … Continue reading We are drowning in material goods, yet we crave ever more stuff.