The Purpose of Existence

Happiness is undoubtedly the most desirable state of being we all strive to achieve. Thus, every human being is continuously engaged in one experiment after the other in their own ways to experience new ways to attain fulfilling happiness and increase its intensity for a longer-lasting effect. Therefore, one of life’s most rewarding endeavours has to be to spend time discovering, exploring, and studying what the Buddha – the foremost authority on the mind, expounded on this topic. Join us on this series as we make a somewhat unorthodox exploration into the ‘Philosophy of Happiness’. This talk is a part of the series "Buddha's Guide to Happiness" To arrange appointments, please call Mr. Harsha: +94 773 336 274 or email us at DhammaQuestions@jethavanarama.org May all beings in all worlds attain the Supreme Bliss of Nibbana! 00:00:00 Quest of Happiness 00:06:44 Pay homage to the Lord Buddha 00:08:11 The happiness has always been with you 00:17:50 Take the responsibility of your own life 00:24:47 Parents sacrifice their whole lives to create happiness. But they die crying! 00:35:20 The evil that attachment does to you. 00:47:45 What is a successful life? 00:50:52 How does disappointment come with expectation? 01:05:05 The principle of dependent orientation 01:09:35 GOD: Give or Deny 01:19:06 All are manifestations of matter and energy 01:29:30 You have projected husband-ness onto matter and energy 01:44:36 When hair goes grey, why does it hurt you? 01:46:22 Don’t punish the sinner. They punish themselves 01:51:21 Be freedom fighters who carry the sword of wisdom and shield of compassion 01:55:55 Ignorance is very unkind 02:08:07 Transfer of merits -- Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/jethavanarama_eng Visit Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jethavanarama.eng Visit the web: https://www.jethavanarama.org Jethavanarama Buddhist Monastery, Ingiriya, Sri Lanka.