A queen once asked her advisor, the grand vizier, why she never
seemed able to find mental contentment. The vizier spoke to her, "Your
Excellency, it is because your mind is constantly occupied with your
many exquisite possessions, When your mind is absorbed with thoughts of jewels, palaces and gold, it cannot find equilibrium." The queen
pondered the vizier's words, and realized that he had spoken the truth, so she decided to renounce her wealth and go live in the forest.
She passed many years of simple living but still did not find inner peace. One day as she was gathering firewood she met the vizier on the
road, and told him of her plight. "My lady," he said, "even though you
live simply, your mind still hankers for your lost wealth. Your mind is even more absorbed with riches than before, and so you have not found peace."
PS. This is not
mine - just something I came across ;-)