To be happy is your true obligation to yourself
jonedae:
I wonder, is ‘happiness’ necessary? Paraphrasing the Tibetan Buddhists, they say that, we all have “entitlement issues” when we think that we *ought to* be happy, or that we’re entitled to be happy. For instance, Pema Chodron asked, where is that written? Show me where the wisdom traditions promised you, that you would get to be happy..
Me:
Let´s make it clear:
No tradition, no dogma or authority can ever point to what Happiness is.
That because Happiness is Aliveness, that is, something that cannot be either
labeled or “derived from”.
Doubtlessly, most of us have “entitlement issues” – but that is not the issue here.
The fact is that everybody answers according to his conditioning which they
take for “truth”.
The question is:
How can we ever find something objectively, if we are prejudiced by
other people´s premises? Are we to believe any authority if we engage
in a real quest?
Pema Chodron said this, whoever else – christians, jews or atheists – said that,
but what eventually counts is – WHAT DO YOU SAY YOURSELF?
What do I say?…
So I ask you: Is happiness necessary?
Or let me put it this way: Is conditioning necessary?
If you ask me, whether it is necessary to be happy, I would say that
not only it is necessary, but that IT IS FUNDAMENTAL TO BE HAPPY!
To be happy is our true “obligation” to ourselves.
As it is an inseparable part of Who We Really Are, Happiness is not a goal to be reached, as conscious pursuit and goal-setting only breeds and enhances further conditioning.
The more I strive to be “happy” – or anything for that matter -, the more prone I am
to “entitlement issues”.
Consequently, the only thing we “ought” – our only true obligation – is to fully and
impartially investigate into the nature of Conditioning.
And where Conditioning ends, Happiness begins…
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Perfectly said –
“IT IS FUNDAMENTAL TO BE HAPPY!
To be happy is our true”obligation” to ourselves.”
That is it. We are obligated, because it is an innate part of what we are at the core essence of our being. It’s not able to be separated. It’s not just for the lucky few, it’s for everyone, because it’s equally present in everyone.
It’s the compass leading us home to our truth. And it’s foolproof if you come to understand it.
I love this:
“(Happiness) is an innate part of what we are at the core essence of our being. It’s not able to be separated. It’s not just for the lucky few, it’s for everyone, because it’s equally present in everyone.”
Happiness is our real abode.
Beautifully put:
“It’s the compass leading us home to our truth. And it’s foolproof if you come to understand it.”
Home is where your happiness is, just don’t unpack your bags 🙂 Change and happiness long to be together.
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