"If you are talking about temporary happiness, it arises out of the context of knowing what the opposite feels like. Sadness gives meaning to happiness because they are connected and on the same plane. We ‘want’ to be happy not sad. That is how you know they are...

"I think happiness is a term that gets confused a lot in our society today. The idea of happiness can be thought about in terms of a mental state – a state of joy, contentedness, acceptance. But it can also be thought about in terms of feeling satisfied with life,...

"Permanent happiness cannot come from holding on to something that is not permanent. The fallacy is that all of us live by searching for and expecting permanent happiness from holding on to impermanent things. That is the reason why we have this huge need for security...