Relative vs. Absolute Happiness: Which One Are You Chasing Now?
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According to Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda:
“Relative happiness is happiness that depends on things outside ourselves, such as affluence or social standing. While the happiness such things bring us is certainly real, it shatters easily when external conditions alter.”
“Absolute happiness is something that doesn’t change with time; it is eternal and unaffected by external factors, welling forth from the depths of one’s life. It is not a transitory thing like worldly status and fortune or some other fleeting satisfaction.”
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