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.

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

I feel more voluntary about my pleasures and pains than the average American who has his needs dictated by Madison Avenue (my projections, of course). I feel sustained, excited, and constantly growing in my spiritual and intellectual pursuits.

The character of a whole society is the cumulative result of countless small actions, day in and day out, of millions of persons.

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

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

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