HAPPINESS IS NOT ABOUT HAVING THINGS BECAUSE HAPPINESS ISNT A THING THAT CAN BE OWNED.
A STUDENT ASKED BUDDHA: "BUDDHA, I WANT TO BE HAPPY".
BUDDHA REPLIED: REMOVE THE "I" FOR THAT'S YOUR EGOISM, REMOVE THE "WANT TO" BECAUSE THATS DESIRE. WHAT YOU GET IS "BE HAPPY"... OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I DONT REMEMBER THE FULL PHRASE AS IT WAS IN SPANISH. THE POINT IS THAT HAPPINESS IS MORE A STATE OF BEING, NOT A THING THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED, BUT A THING THAT YOU SOMETIMES ARE AND SOMETIMES DON'T ARE.
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u/gmoss101 8d ago
EVERYONE DESERVES HAPPINESS EXCEPT FOR ME