Yoda, the wise little man in Star Wars, comes close to something we also can read about in The Yoga Sutras:
Aparigraha
This last yama is usually translated as non-greed or non-possessiveness.
An easier way to think of it might be learning how to deal with our innate desire for more – or at least, to sit with the desire, observe it in a nonjudgmental way, and, hopefully, watch it subside,
Greed, or wanting more, often comes from two misapprehensions.
One is that ‘I lack something,’ The other is "that you have what I need"
We do have phycial needs, so it’s not about our basic, fundamental needs.
Often the problem comes from the sensation that
‘I don’t have enough,’ or ‘I`m not enough.’
And that’s where it can be destructive.
It’s a paradoxical effect, because getting more almost always stimulates wanting even more.
We are constantly bombarded with images of excess from the media,
which essentially works to “whip up our desire for more.”
And this becomes a cruel cycle.
Me myself are saying yes to desire!
I say yes to Life.
To abundance.
But I say no to w a n t i n g .
And I´m curious about how we can be more aware of what we desire.
And why?
And use our yogapractice to really merge with that question.
And be careful not bringing the "lack" to our mats.
Not straining for more excitment.
Do your own practice.
You can read a great article about Aparigraha here where my text in the beginning also comes from.
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