The disadvantage of having possessions is that they dissipate our energies and use up our time, either in making use of them or in taking care of them. These energies and this time and especially the attention involved in them, make it more difficult for beginners, I repeat--for beginners--to reorient their mind towards the Overself.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practicies Involved > Chapter 7: Discipline Desires > # 173