Spiritual Happiness

~ By Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu ~

Even though sometimes these people may refer to spiritual happiness, this really only amounts to name dropping in place of their usual references to physical happiness. Their "spiritual happiness" is something completely different from the real thing. How can it be true spiritual happiness when their mind is incessantly vacillating?  Whether the mind expands or contracts, both amount to mental suffering and stress and only differ in form.   

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From “Food for Thought,” Some Teachings of Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu. Translated from the Thai (อาหารใจ) by Grant A. Olson. 

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