It seems to me that inner growth is the whole moving force behind voluntary simplicity.

To live more simply is to unburden our lives - to live more lightly, cleanly, aerodynamically. It is to establish a more direct, unpretentious and unencumbered relationship with all aspects of our lives: the things that we consume, the work that we do, our relationships with others, our connections with nature and the cosmos, and more.

I consciously started to live simply when I started to become conscious.

We are the leaders that we have been waiting for. We are the social innovators and entrepreneurs that we have been seeking.

The essence of voluntary simplicity is living in a way what is outwardly simple and inwardly rich.

Compassion will no longer be seen as a spiritual luxury for a contemplative few; rather it will be viewed as a social necessity for the entire human family.

As my spiritual growth expanded and developed, voluntary simplicity was a natural outgrowth. I came to realize the cost of material accumulation was too high and offered fewer and fewer real rewards, psychological and spiritual.