From Kabuki – the alchemy #5 by David Mack.

I’ve always thought it curious that the U.S. has in its Declaration the words “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”.

Buddha said to “cultivate peace, joy and bliss”. Not happiness. Happiness is an illusion attached to the material world. The pursuit of happiness is a trap to get you caught in the cycle of the material world.

If you pursue happiness, you become miserable. Because you are never filled. When you pursue the material world, your heart and mind are not occupying the spiritual world. But if you embrace the immediate challenge of your true calling, even when it involves difficulty and self-discipline…

Happiness occurs as a by-product.

The world is an illusion. It operates backwards than most are conditioned to believe.

Love,
Akemi

It might be ironic that the “happiest” man in the world, Matthieu Ricard, is a Buddhist monk pushing the happiness mantra in his new book, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill.

We Feel Fine.

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 10th, 2007 at 12:50 pm and is filed under Happenings.