Why Do We Keep Searching for Happiness
Happiness ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः॥Ye hi saṃsparśajā bhogā duḥkhayonaya eva te,ādyantavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ. “The pleasures that arise from contact with the senses have a beginning and an end; therefore, the wise do not become attached to them.”Source: Bhagavad Gita 5.22 The Bhagavad Gita makes a distinction that remains remarkably relevant to the way modern life is organised. Pleasure is not being rejected; rather, its nature is being examined. Anything that depends upon circumstances, objects or sensory contact is necessarily subject to change, and therefore cannot provide the kind…
