I discovered the secret to happiness through contemplation.

[Rishabh R]

I contemplated for 40 minutes- What is happiness ? These are the insights.
.The feeling of fullness
.The realisation that fullfillness is internal not in imagined future prospect
.A choice of being elated
.The realization that fulfillment is not achieved by experienced when one detaches from excessiveness of external desires
.Not caring about uncontrollable conditions
.Realisation that being filled internally is wisdom

I also fed my insights to perplexity ai.

Here were it's rating on accuracy of my insights.

Here’s a concise evaluation of each insight you contemplated, rated for philosophical and psychological accuracy (0–100%):

The feeling of fullness – 80/100

Captures the essence of contentment but is too general. Fullness could stem from transient satisfaction as well, not necessarily deep happiness.The realisation that fulfilment is internal not in imagined future prospect – 95/100

Excellent. Aligns with Stoic and Buddhist psychology that happiness arises from inner orientation, not external expectations.A choice of being elated – 70/100

Partly true; one can consciously choose grateful or positive focus, but happiness is not purely a voluntary emotional switch—it involves inner harmony and value alignment.The realization that fulfillment is not achieved but experienced when one detaches from excessiveness of external desires – 97/100

Profound. Reflects both Stoic detachment and Buddhist equanimity. Experiencing rather than achieving happiness is a deep insight.Not caring about uncontrollable conditions – 90/100

Very accurate and Stoic in nature. Happiness arises from acceptance of what cannot be controlled while focusing on virtue and response.Realisation that being filled internally is wisdom – 85/100

True in the sense that understanding and embodying internal sufficiency is a sign of wisdom, though slightly abstract in phrasing.

Edited 15 hours ago by Rishabh R

[Princess Arabia]

Do you contemplate on the secret to sadness, the secret to suffering and despair, to loneliness, heartaches and misery. Why not go contemplate on the secret to those and try to achieve those states.

I'll tell you why; they have no problems appearing, they don't need a person to give them permission to appear. Infact, seems like the default, always trying to get rid of them, always bringing out the tool kit to work on suffering, sadness, loneliness and despair, they are in abundance already. Happiness seems to be the one thing that's hard to find, hard to come by, there's a secret now to this free flowing state that needs no permission from anyone. 

Maybe try to find the secret to realizing that happiness is just happiness and needs no one's permission to appear and is just simply veiled from the seeking of it.

Edited 13 hours ago by Princess Arabia

[Rishabh R]

12 hours ago, Princess Arabia said:

Do you contemplate on the secret to sadness, the secret to suffering and despair, to loneliness, heartaches and misery. Why not go contemplate on the secret to those and try to achieve those states.

Yes I once contemplated sadness. As per state -no state is achieved but only experienced.

 

12 hours ago, Princess Arabia said:

I'll tell you why; they have no problems appearing, they don't need a person to give them permission to appear. Infact, seems like the default, always trying to get rid of them, always bringing out the tool kit to work on suffering, sadness, loneliness and despair,

I am not talking about avoiding these emotions but rather confronting them by altering one's perspective on them. So that they don't spiral and become prolonged .

 

12 hours ago, Princess Arabia said:

Maybe try to find the secret to realizing that happiness is just happiness and needs no one's permission to appear and is just simply veiled from the seeking of it.

I didn't talk about permission ,I just contemplated happiness the 3rd time since years.