The nature of happiness

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The Persnickety Platypus
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The nature of happiness

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Come, sit with me under the Bodhi tree. Let us be enlightened.
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There are a number of attributes of this topic that I wish to delve into, so I will start with the basic question:



What is the secret to happiness?

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Bro Dave wrote:Except that we who are inspired to be perfect, even as God is perfect, will never run out of challenges achieving that goal.
Perfection eh? What does that mean? You do realize there's a whole bunch of problems with this particular philosophy.
Bro Dave wrote:Gee, maybe we are more than "just animals"
bernee51 wrote:Survival as a species relies on egoism. Survival of a community is dependent on self-denial.
I just thought those two quotes might look nice together.

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