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Age of Consumerism January 6, 2013

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References in this lecture 14
Mishkat Al-Masabih, Hadith No. 741
Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 671
Sirat Ibn Hisham, Vol. 1, p. 271
Quran 17:26 · Al-Isra
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 7504
Shu'ab Al-Iman by Al-Bayhaqi, Hadith No. 1908
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 4928
Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 6, p. 134
Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 9
Sirat Ibn Hisham, Vol 2, p. 656
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Consumerism as global religion
“An English paper had an item about Thailand.”
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Consumerism replacing Buddhism in Thailand
“Practically, what dominates is consumerism.”
2 min 46 sec
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From need-based shopping to modern malls
“Earlier markets had ten-fifteen items.”
31 sec
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Shopping for the sake of shopping
“Now it's the age of comfort, luxury, fashion.”
2 min 22 sec
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Hadith about best and worst places
“A man asked the Prophet about the best and worst places.”
5 min 11 sec
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Hadith proves Prophet's knowledge of future consumerism
“A man asked the Prophet about the best and worst places.”
23 sec
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Worst place is markets, best is mosques
“The worst place on earth is its markets.”
22 sec
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Consumerism is a future phenomenon
“Now there are items to buy in the market.”
1 min
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Sadhu's dilemma: asceticism vs modern life
“In 1961, a sadhu sat in deep thought at an exhibition.”
6 min 9 sec
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From a sadhu's dilemma to intellectual dwarfism
“In 1961, a sadhu sat in deep thought at an exhibition.”
2 min 26 sec
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Italy visit shows emptiness of consumerism
“Once I went to Italy.”
32 sec
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Simple living enables high thinking
“Old formula: simple living, high thinking.”
33 sec
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Consumerism results in intellectual dwarfism
“So what price is man paying?”
2 min 11 sec
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Wastefulness leads to ingratitude
“The translation of the verse is: do not waste.”
2 min 25 sec
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Muslims' pride and hatred due to intellectual decline
“I met a man from Dubai.”
4 min 57 sec
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Consumerism distracts from afterlife to materialism
“I recall a strange comment about my magazine writing on the afterlife.”
21 sec
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Be content with simple living for high thinking
“Be content with simple living for high thinking.”