Materialistic attachment is characterized by an excessive reliance on or craving for worldly wealth, status, and objects.
: Many spiritual traditions emphasize that material things are temporary; we enter and leave the world without them, yet we often let these "possessions" possess us. Materialistic Attachments and Spiritual Freedom
: Excessive focus on "I" and "my" can distract from self-realization and connection with the divine, effectively "crowding out" spiritual priorities. The Path to Spiritual Freedom Attachment to material things or persons not good Materialistic Attachments and Spiritual Freedom