What role does happiness play in life?

[Bob Seeker]

It seems like pursuing happiness doesn't really work that well.

Happiness seems more like a bi-product of engaging in life fully, even at the expense of your hopes of happiness.

How important is happiness?

I don't really see where it fits in the picture of life.

Is our culture brainwashed into thinking happiness trumps everything?

 

 

[Roy]

It's not that happiness doesn't work, it's that most people are profoundly confused on what it is or how to get it.

When they say happiness what is really being pointed to is love. Reality is a love simulation after all, so moving towards that when you can is a good guidance to follow.

[Bob Seeker]

23 minutes ago, Roy said:

Reality is a love simulation after all

It seems like if we wanted happiness we would have just stayed in heaven. It seems like life is like if you are vigorously banging a girl. I imagine you're not necessarily super happy but you are loving it. Like reality is literally having sex with itself to infinity and that is what life is in my estimation. But think about it, happiness is so difficult for a mere mortal.

But then Rupert Spira says reality is made of Happiness. I guess I don't understand what happiness is then. 

Edited January 29, 2023 by Bob Seeker

[Roy]

24 minutes ago, Bob Seeker said:

I guess I don't understand what happiness is then. 

Radical contentment with the present moment.

[Eyowey]

If life was only suffering then it would not be worth living. If life was only happiness then it would be boring. But I don't understand why god can't invent a new kind of happiness that doesn't require this duality of happiness / suffering.