Happiness happens to us when we stop running away from our angst and confusion, and instead invite them over for a cup of tea and get to know them.
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Replying to @LapisAlienus @chagmed and
Sorry, that was just a cheesy metaphor. The point is that our default experience is that of confusion about how suffering actually works. We think that the solution to suffering is getting more of what we crave and avoiding what we dislike. That doesn't actually work, though.
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @LapisAlienus and
What works is getting less confused about how suffering actually works. This is done through meditation. In meditation, you pay very close attention to your experience in each moment, without trying to cling or avoid any aspect of it.
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist @chagmed and
so happiness is achieved by paying close attention to one's mental states in meditation?
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Replying to @LapisAlienus @chagmed and
I can't really answer that. I think that by meditating, your conception of what happiness is changes. You get better at not constantly having to look for a notion of happiness that isn't available now but that you imagine you'll get in the future.
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It's more like becoming increasingly okay with how you are in the present. So if anything, happiness is a skill, not something you find.
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