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The 3 Sources Of Unhappiness.
All pain and all happiness stem from one place — within.
The old philosophers were interested in understanding concepts like happiness, joy, pain, suffering, and how to lead a good life. The desire to understand gave birth to ideas like stoicism, Buddhism and some might even argue Christianity too.
But not much has changed since over two thousand years ago. Men and women today still ponder over these things and questions like; ‘how can one reduce one’s suffering?’
We’ve come a long way. Now we can better manage cancer, HIV, poverty, and genetic diseases. But it seems we’re no closer to discovering the secret to a good life, or how to understand happiness and limit suffering any more than the ancient philosophers were.
However, from much study and meditation, I learned that there are three ways in which we create our own sufferings. And I've put them together to help you create a sense of awareness so you can begin to limit these behaviors.
Pursuit of happiness.
The movie, ‘the pursuit of happiness,’ had to end on a good note. It’s a movie after all. Chris Gardner, the character played by Will Smith is a perfect representation of all of us. Me included.
