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piers2210 · 04-23-2009, 10:16 AM

Brilliant thread Swanny. as always.

I'm happy, but happiness isn't about how much money or material possessions you have accumulated, its about how much you have learnt in this life - because thats why we're here. If you reach the end of your life and say "is that it? Is that all?" "what did i do with my life?"... or you fear death, something went badly wrong.

Take the time to read this quote from the Dalai Lama, written on June 2, 1992. It will help you to find "happiness".

"Naturally, most of us would like to die a peaceful death, but it is also clear that we cannot hope to die peacefully if our lives have been full of violence, or if our minds have mostly been agitated by emotions like anger, attachment, or fear. So if we wish to die well, we must learn to live well: Hoping for a peaceful death, we must cultivate peace in our mind, and in our way of life".

04-23-2009, 10:16 AM	#34
piers2210 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 403	Re: Are you happy???? Brilliant thread Swanny. as always. I'm happy, but happiness isn't about how much money or material possessions you have accumulated, its about how much you have learnt in this life - because thats why we're here. If you reach the end of your life and say "is that it? Is that all?" "what did i do with my life?"... or you fear death, something went badly wrong. Take the time to read this quote from the Dalai Lama, written on June 2, 1992. It will help you to find "happiness". "Naturally, most of us would like to die a peaceful death, but it is also clear that we cannot hope to die peacefully if our lives have been full of violence, or if our minds have mostly been agitated by emotions like anger, attachment, or fear. So if we wish to die well, we must learn to live well: Hoping for a peaceful death, we must cultivate peace in our mind, and in our way of life".