Difference between Spiritual happiness and Regular happiness
Buddhism often distinguishes between the experience of true happiness and regular happiness. The following are a few key differences that I have noted with their long term effects: Spiritual/True happiness Regular/Ordinary happiness 1. It is experienced regardless of desire fulfillment or during a pleasurable activity It is experienced primarily during desire fulfillment or during a pleasurable activity…
Buddhism often distinguishes between the experience of true happiness and regular happiness. The following are a few key differences that I have noted with their long term effects:
Spiritual/True happiness
Regular/Ordinary happiness
1. It is experienced regardless of desire fulfillment or during a pleasurable activity
It is experienced primarily during desire fulfillment or during a pleasurable activity
2. Gratitude is always present
Gratitude comes on fulfillment of material desire
3. Leads to opening of new doors, application of LOA and expansion of life force, self discovery
Leads to no such thing
4. Empathy/compassion rises
Not necessarily
5. Absolute and long lasting
Relative and short lived
6. Leads to decrease in fear due to systematic desensitization arising from a desire to feel happy
One’s fears may stay with him/her
7. Makes you want to focus on the present and forget the past even more
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