Happiness doesn't exist (kind of)

[jducoeur]

My thanks to mindways for the pointer to this fine exposition of the heart of Buddhism. While it's by no means the complete be-all and end-all, this nicely summarizes one of the most central tenets. It's very unintuitive to most folks, because it is *so* contradictory to our upbringing, but more and more I've found it to be quite correct...

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[alexx-kay.livejournal.com]

"Some people can not stand surprises; some get downright angry at distraction."

I'm at least sometimes an example of both. perhaps something I ought to work on adjusting...