ミロスラヴァ・デュマさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ミロスラヴァ・デュマInstagram)「Happiness begins when expectations ends? #HappyonEarth According to Buddhism and @yuval_noah_harari most people identify happiness with pleasant feelings, while identifying suffering with unpleasant ones. People consequently ascribe immense importance to what they feel, craving to experience more and more pleasures, while avoiding pain. Problem, according to Buddhism, is that our feelings are no more than fleeting vibrations, changing every moment, like the ocean waves. If 5 minutes ago I felt joyful and purposeful, now those feelings are gone, and I might feel sad and dejected. So if I want to experience pleasant feelings, I have to constantly chase them, while driving away the unpleasant feelings. Even if I succeed, I immediately have to start all over again, without ever getting any lasting reward for my troubles. According to Buddhism, the root of suffering is neither the feeling of pain nor of sadness nor even of meaninglessness. Rather, the real root of suffering is this never-ending and pointless pursuit of ephemeral feelings, which causes us to be in constant state of tension, restlessness and dissatisfaction. Due to this pursuit, the mind is never satisfied. Even when experiencing pleasures, it is not content, because it fears this feeling might soon disappear and craves that this feeling should stay and intensify. According to Buddhism, the key to happiness is know the truth about yourself — to understand who, or what, you really are. Most people wrongly identify themselves with their feelings, thoughts, dislikes and likes. When they feel anger, they think, ‘I am angry. This is my anger.’ They consequently spend their life avoiding some kinds of feelings and pursuing others. They never realize that they are not their feelings, and that the relentless pursuit of particular feelings just traps them in misery. To be continued... @walkingon.earth」8月21日 23時09分