What is the long-term effect of our materialistic lifestyle?

The resources in this world that we are currently enjoying, these resources are limited. The physical world has certain limitations on its resources. But desire is unlimited; greed is unlimited. Therefore it is impossible that the limited resources that we have on this earth can fulfill the unlimited desire and greed that we have.

 

Therefore, if we can see that, it has been estimated that if we continue in this way, limitlessly exploiting limited resources to fulfill our unlimited desires, there will be a great disaster in the future. We can now see the signs of this and it can be forecast very clearly. 

It is the time for us to think deeply again, and think deeply on these issues.

HH, 17^th Karmapa
Ogyen Trinley Dorje

From Kamashila
Short-Ngon-dro teaching
Germany, 2014