A happy life is a stable feeling, so you should not look for it on the platform of the mind. The mind receives impressions from interaction with the outside world or from the idea of interaction with the outside world. For example, by imagining yourself as great, you can achieve satisfaction for a short period. Real happiness will not come from this, since satisfaction will be followed by a return: a meeting with reality. Entertainment is also followed by a return to everyday work or everyday life, which will be accompanied by a strong desire to plunge into idleness again.

The fewer needs, the happier life
Thus, a happy life is precisely a long and stable state, and not a set of bursts of satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Trying to achieve a real feeling of joy through impressions is not worth it, because it only enslaves the consciousness, tying it to sources of pleasure. The fewer needs, the happier life.
An unfulfilled need creates dissatisfaction. The stronger the need, the more often we strive to satisfy it. By getting rid of the habit of enjoying certain experiences on the platform of the mind, we can gain more freedom and understand what happiness really is.

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