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

Voluntary simplicity has more to do with the state of mind than a person's physical surroundings and possessions.

Simplicity of living, if deliberately chosen, implies a compassionate approach to life. It means that we are choosing to live our daily lives with some degree of conscious appreciation of the condition of the rest of the world.

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

Simplicity means to feel such a sense of kinship with others that we choose to live simply so that others may simply live.

Simplicity means to choose ways of living that touch the Earth more lightly and that reduce our ecological footprint.

To consciously evolve, we require clear vision of a compassionate future that draws out our enthusiastic participation in life.