Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way
Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way
Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way
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Evaluation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Happiness</strong>(continue)2) Engrossed in sensual pleasure, the ordinary peoplethink that there is no happiness higher than sensualpleasure. So they are scared <strong>of</strong> any happiness thatgoes beyond sensual pleasure. It is this psychologicalresistance that prevents them from pursuing higherlevels <strong>of</strong> non-sensuous happiness. Such happiness,the Buddha says, should not be feared(na bhāyitabbaṃ).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>61 4/13/2013