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With  a quick search through the web you can find several blog posts and  videos regarding the idea: “dispose of your stuff to be mentally free”.  Though there is a great deal of truth in this kind of narrative, I feel  compelled to examine such ideas deeper when I see only the one side of  the coin.

So to explore the complexity of the matter, I have gathered three ideas of why we buy so much stuff and why it’s reasonable to connect with some things. I tried my best to embed several theories, both spiritual and scientific, to hopefully showcase both sides of the coin.

Is ownership an Illusion?

Eckhart Tolle describes ownership as a mental concept in which everyone agrees with  you that you have possession of a particular thing or service. For  example, you have paperwork to prove that you own or rent a house. In  case you persistently claim that you owned the apartment you rent, the  actual owner might laugh at you, thinking you are crazy.

Ownership is like a system that is based on millions upon millions of agreements that people make with each other.

But  the baseline of this extremely useful system consists of nothing more  substantial than stories we tell to each other and most importantly to  ourselves.

That’s the point Tolle makes. The entanglement of self with things. The story that things are in a way part of who you are as a person.

So this means that if you want to experience a lessened ego you’ll have to sell all your stuff?

Well, it is not that simple.