The act of creation as the centerpiece of happiness, the work that engages the self on the deepest levels, both a gift and a wonder, which conditions the self to learn to shape itself within the Tao, the flow. Simple, brilliant, available.
Still reading your excellent book and it's inspired me to order several others such as "The Politics of Empire at the Accession of George III" by James Vaughn of Yale. It appears to also be full of good insights although I am highly skeptical about anything that comes out of Yale or any of the other "establishment" propaganda organs. So far it confirms my suspicions regarding the British East India Company and its involvement of undermining King George and dealing with "the colonies" for their own benefit, (surprise)! Also the Brit problems with the Dutch offer some explanation of why the Dutch bankers were a source of revenue for the "Rev" war.
However, for whatever it's worth, I have no interest in what others have to say about happiness and my opinion is that too many people are too focused too much of the time on "happiness." My own philosophy is to forget about happiness because it's clear to me that happiness is irrelevant as to what we're doing here.
We, like all living creatures, whether intended or not, are here to struggle. That's about all there is to it. Struggling comes first, then "happiness" may follow or not. Seeking happiness seems fruitless to me, and I can see that some would conclude that struggle would be as well, but dat's da way it is and will always be, I think!
I sincerely hope that helps, and "Bravo" again on yer book. It's a treasure trove of great insights and explanations. Extremely readable too. Oh, BTW, I'm "happy" I found yer Substack too! ; )
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The act of creation as the centerpiece of happiness, the work that engages the self on the deepest levels, both a gift and a wonder, which conditions the self to learn to shape itself within the Tao, the flow. Simple, brilliant, available.
Still reading your excellent book and it's inspired me to order several others such as "The Politics of Empire at the Accession of George III" by James Vaughn of Yale. It appears to also be full of good insights although I am highly skeptical about anything that comes out of Yale or any of the other "establishment" propaganda organs. So far it confirms my suspicions regarding the British East India Company and its involvement of undermining King George and dealing with "the colonies" for their own benefit, (surprise)! Also the Brit problems with the Dutch offer some explanation of why the Dutch bankers were a source of revenue for the "Rev" war.
However, for whatever it's worth, I have no interest in what others have to say about happiness and my opinion is that too many people are too focused too much of the time on "happiness." My own philosophy is to forget about happiness because it's clear to me that happiness is irrelevant as to what we're doing here.
We, like all living creatures, whether intended or not, are here to struggle. That's about all there is to it. Struggling comes first, then "happiness" may follow or not. Seeking happiness seems fruitless to me, and I can see that some would conclude that struggle would be as well, but dat's da way it is and will always be, I think!
I sincerely hope that helps, and "Bravo" again on yer book. It's a treasure trove of great insights and explanations. Extremely readable too. Oh, BTW, I'm "happy" I found yer Substack too! ; )