If you want your inner animal to stay kosher, chew your cud well. Don't let the stuff growing on the ground enter into your life without multiple ruminations.
First, ask, "Do I need to do this for my purpose in life?"
Then, once that question is answered, "What is its place and how should I use it?"
This is the path to a meaningful, uncluttered life.
Rather than the earth pulling you down, you lift it up.
Likutei Sichot vol. 1, pg. 222.