"And since the financial rewards in this sector aren't great, I think these people are less likely to be materialistic.
The children of the 1960's, who rebelled so dramatically against their own parents, receive their comeuppance when their children turn out to be materialistic, politically conservative and sexually restrained.
She doesn't consider herself to be materialistic and, in normal circumstances, would not want to leave a job she loves, but the level of needless daily stress has become wearisome and she is constantly aware of lack of morale among her colleagues.
First we're scolded for training our children to be materialistic teenagers (Ann Hulbert's "Tweens 'R' Us," Jon Gertner's "Hey, Mom, Is It O.K. if These Guys Market Stuff to Us"?) and then we're tantalized with some of the coolest stuff you can possibly buy for kids (Elizabeth Weil's "Modernist Nursery," Camille Sweeney's "Lunch Box Outside the Box," Francisco Goldman's "Robot for the Masses").
"The desire to be materialistic is basic to being human," said Tim Kasser, a professor of psychology at Knox College and the author of a book called The High Price of Materialism.
Another student asked me my major and when I said economics, the student said, "that's odd, Buddhists aren't supposed to be materialistic".
For regular everyday Buddhists, who take up the vast majority of the Buddhist population, such a goal is not a priority; and while it is not beneficial to be materialistic in Buddhism, it is certainly okay.
The gift doesn't always have to be materialistic.
On New Slaves, he's accusing everyone else of being materialistic.
But being materialistic, they can not think outside of their 3 dimensional box.
