Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way
Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way
Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way
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Many Levels <strong>of</strong> <strong>Happiness</strong>(continue)1) <strong>The</strong> process begins with sensual pleasure (kama-sukha),the pleasure that we experience by gratifying our five-foldsensuality through the five physical sense-organs.What is unsatisfactory with this kind <strong>of</strong> pleasure is thatit alternates with feelings <strong>of</strong> displeasure, and nourishesmore and more desire for sensory gratification. This situation is compared to a leper with sores andblisters on his limbs cauterizing his body over a burningcharcoal pit. He will certainly enjoy some momentarypleasure by cauterizing his body, though this act willincrease the problem rather than curing it.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Karunadasa’s public lecture on<strong>Pursuit</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Happiness</strong>: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Buddhist</strong> <strong>Way</strong>58 4/13/2013