There is a difference between happiness and pleasure
Pleasure is related to desire
It’s ephemeral and finite
Where as true happiness
Is infinite and comes from a place of equanimity
When you feel pleasure you do touch this happy place within
It’s power is briefly revealed
When you experience pain, you can also feel it in your body
Nevertheless pleasure and pain are both a product of the mind
They’re always related to attachments
When we meditate we try to still the senses and calm the mind
In order to really calm the mind however we need to go beyond the mind
What is it that resides beyond the mind?
That requires wisdom, and wisdom says:
It’s happiness,
It’s OKness,
It’s contentment, power and love to name a few.
It’s that which connects us all
It’s the one who is aware of what you’re doing, thinking and feeling
It’s you, it’s me and it’s the guy nextdoor
Yes, we’re all happiness, but we forgot.
It’s not so strange, afterall the world turns, a lot is happening all the time
Joy and sorrow visit us daily
So what can we do?
We can collect moments of happiness
Through awareness,
Though attitude and
Through authenticity
Through being in the moment
As all we seek is right here within us.
How self-aware are you?
I invite you to find this out for yourself
On just one beautiful fall morning
Saturday November 15th 2015 in Haarlem
I’ll help you remember
And you’ll take home at least one thing that shifts everything!
