WHITE SANDS BUDDHIST CENTER
White Sands Buddhist Center - Tu Viện Cát Trắng - Noble Path
Happiness is a goal that we all share in life. While each of us may have a different view of what would make us happy, the “core of happiness” is the same in each one of us. It is a state of deep well-being and a source of positive and peaceful emotions that is generated from within the mind. All feelings, including happiness and suffering, are states or expressions of the mind, and are generated from within the same mental foundation. A healthy, wholesome mind will result in happy and positive emotions. To be happy, we need to cultivate, develop, and take good care of the mind. When the mind is strong, healthy, and wholesome, we have inner peace and serenity, even if there are adversities in our lives. On the other hand, if mind is agitated and restless, we lack the capacity to generate the energy of happiness, even if we have everything that we desire in the outside world.