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Originally posted by Mantus
Buddhism is strange.
It states that one must let go of one痴 needs in order to achieve happiness. But isn稚 the urge for happiness a need?
Also it doesn稚 seem to take into account that without suffering there can be no happiness. One cannot exist without the other. Happiness cannot be constant, for if it was then it would lose its novelty.
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I think you're misunderstanding the basic ideas.
You're not supposed to get rid of
needs -- everyone needs air, water, food, shelter, companionship, etc. You can't change that.
You're supposed to rid yourself of
attachment -- entitlement is a big part of this. We feel entitled or drawn to particular things, and when they are denied, we suffer. If one goes through life without feeling that they have been wrongfully denied something, then they won't have that source of suffering.
Also, as I mentioned above, I think the goal is not happiness but contentment.