Originally Posted by jewels443

If you're saying that pleasure is momentary then, yes, I agree. Aren't all those (contentment, joy, inner peace etc) temporary states of being within the confines of the word "happy"? Some may last longer than others but unless you can achieve nirvana, I still think can't see how it's possible to achieve enduring happiness. Life endures and we can't shelter ourselves from it, so there are bound to be disturbances in that perfection of pure happiness.

I do believe we can strive for more of those moments or prolonged periods of happiness by continuing to set new goals and not allowing ourselves to stagnate.