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Ep. 174 – Liberation Teachings for Daily Life
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein
The Dangers of Relying on Pleasures for Happiness
The Buddha acknowledged that the gratification is there. He went on to describe what he called the dangers or the downsides of relying on these sense pleasures for our happiness. The Buddha pointed out that because of their fleeting nature, they are inherently unreliable as a source of lasting fulfillment. If we're looking for a sense of fulfillment or completion in our lives, they are not going to provide it precisely because they're very changeable and impermanent.
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