Greater Happiness If one who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater. --Buddha, Dhammapada We should take the Buddha’s principle here very seriously. Even if we have the smallest glimpse of our true nature, we should “leave aside” pursuits of pleasure, status, more experiences (“peak experiences,” most notably), sexual gratification, and more. None of these can truly satisfy our spirit, and all of them, after at best providing us with some form of temporary relief, end up issuing forth in more suffering.
Pathways To The Tao #3: Excursus On Meditation
Pathways To The Tao #3: Excursus On…
Pathways To The Tao #3: Excursus On Meditation
Greater Happiness If one who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater. --Buddha, Dhammapada We should take the Buddha’s principle here very seriously. Even if we have the smallest glimpse of our true nature, we should “leave aside” pursuits of pleasure, status, more experiences (“peak experiences,” most notably), sexual gratification, and more. None of these can truly satisfy our spirit, and all of them, after at best providing us with some form of temporary relief, end up issuing forth in more suffering.