Happiness, like sadness, is an emotion, and therefore temporary. The trap is our desire to be happy as a permanent state. I wrote about this in my post about Santosha/contentment. Happiness will come and go, but contentment is more stable and consistent. The duality of emotions is clear, like Yin and Yang, one can exist without the other. Finding that middle place gives you more peace. If course that's the tricky part...
Agreed, Janine. Thank you for sharing your experience and perspective. I too feel that wise use of santosha is imperative for uncovering anything - good or bad - that needs to be seen.
Happiness, like sadness, is an emotion, and therefore temporary. The trap is our desire to be happy as a permanent state. I wrote about this in my post about Santosha/contentment. Happiness will come and go, but contentment is more stable and consistent. The duality of emotions is clear, like Yin and Yang, one can exist without the other. Finding that middle place gives you more peace. If course that's the tricky part...
Agreed, Janine. Thank you for sharing your experience and perspective. I too feel that wise use of santosha is imperative for uncovering anything - good or bad - that needs to be seen.
Informative
Thank you.
You're welcome always God bless you and your family