“Luxury and comfort weaken the will and keep man under constant hypnosis. Alcohol and drugs are not as dangerous as man’s total slavery to luxury and comfort. He cannot pull himself away from them. (…) It may be difficult for people of today to understand the whole concept, but soon humanity will comprehend it all. Matter will become unnecessary and insignificant. Behind the matter and behind the mind there is energy and there is an experience of that energy.” Satyananda Saraswati writes in 1984 in his book Kundalini Tantra.
Noting, of course, that he is speaking of only men. But also noting that he predicts a a time soon when we will have to face our fear of letting go of our obsession with luxury and comfort. And now, as we are entering a time of recession, I’m wondering if this time is now?