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Originally Posted by tecoyah
Is it possible, that by expecting to be happy in this life, we are indeed setting ourselves up for unhappiness?
Does the need to be happy, comfortable, or whatever you wish to call it, make the reality of such a thing....impossible?
In my opinion, there will never be complete happiness for the thinking mind.
But there can be fullfilment, and acceptance of reality.
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That's exactly it. This idea is very in-line with Zen and Buddhist philosophy. If you require some combination of factors to be happy, then you will never remain happy for long, if at all.
edit: Well, the second paragraph there isn't exactly in-line with them, but the first one definitely is.