Tuesday, January 25, 2011

If we attain absolute happiness, then nothing—no matter where we go or what we may encounter in life—can undermine or destroy our happiness.

Such things as money, fame, and material possessions offer a fleeting satisfaction, something that can be called relative happiness. However, when we transform our lives internally, when we develop within ourselves a brilliant inner palace, then we can be said to have established absolute happiness. If we develop a state of mind as vast and resplendent as a magnificent palace, then nothing—no matter where we go or what we may encounter in life—can undermine or destroy our happiness.

Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda 18/10

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