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ATTAINMENT OF TRUE HAPPINESS
Que. 1: What is happiness?
Ans. : Conventionally, the common man believes himself to be happy when he experiences gratifying sensual pleasures.
Que. 2: Is this true happiness? Ans. : No, not at all.
Que. 3: Why is it not true happiness?
Ans. : It is not true happiness, because it is short-lived as well as dependant on external objects. The association of the gratifying worldly objects is evanescent as it is the result of previous meritorious deeds. When these gratifying circumstances change for the worse, the worldly people feel sad and grief-stricken.
Que. 4: If somebody goes on perpetually getting the gratifying objects, is he really happy during that period?
Ans.
In reality, he is not happy because no sooner does he obtain the cherished objects than the craving for another object arises in his mind. In presence of such a perpetual desirous
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