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**Nikkkola** · 08-16-2012, 03:37 PM

I think part of the misconception about causes of happiness is that many societies have traditionally promoted the idea of spouses and kids as being the ultimately way to ensure a happy life for the majority as this ensures the continuation of said society in the same structure. Buddhism explains that there is no simple happy recipe based on our following prescribed actions.

Well.... I think there is no need to mix up mundane and super mundane dhamma. If a person wants to indulge in worldly pleasures, Buddhism does not necessarily discourage this. It merely instructs how to indulge in worldly pleasures skillfully, in harmony with nature and society.

08-16-2012, 03:37 PM	#7
Nikkkola Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 548 Senior Member	I think part of the misconception about causes of happiness is that many societies have traditionally promoted the idea of spouses and kids as being the ultimately way to ensure a happy life for the majority as this ensures the continuation of said society in the same structure. Buddhism explains that there is no simple happy recipe based on our following prescribed actions. Well.... I think there is no need to mix up mundane and super mundane dhamma. If a person wants to indulge in worldly pleasures, Buddhism does not necessarily discourage this. It merely instructs how to indulge in worldly pleasures skillfully, in harmony with nature and society.
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