The belief that happiness lies in a future state (gratifying desires or eliminating aversions) is fundamentally unstable because that perfect moment either never arrives or lasts only briefly, creating a continuous state of conditional happiness dependent on perpetually changing conditions.
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Unidentified Speaker — The Secret To True Happiness = Seeing That The Self Is An I… [UGQuErr2Wdo]Evidence Quote
“if we're always conditioned to be looking to the future looking for this if I gratify this desire then I'll be happy if I get this then I'll be happy if I get rid of this then I'll be happy when is that ever gonna come when is that moment ever gonna come where everything's perfect”
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The Secret To True Happiness = Seeing That The Self Is An Illusion (Here's Why)— The Magic of Mindful Self-AwarenessCreated: 8/13/2026, 9:56:39 AM
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