If you're curious about spirituality through asceticism

And if you're not, don't feel the need to answer.

But I'm feeling the need to put the reins on my behavior and I want to shed some things in hopes that pursuing simplicity and self-denial will help me locate what's truly important. I don't want to be a solitary person in the desert, but I'd be happy to hear from anyone for whom this path seems attractive or necessary.