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Gautama the Buddha has raised the most important question for all those who are
capable of inquiring into truth, into life, into existence. The most important question of
all questions is: What is true happiness? And is there a possibility to achieve it? Is true
happiness possible at all, or is all momentary? Is life only a dream, or is there something
substantial in it too? Does life begin with birth and end with death, or is there
something that transcends birth and death? Because without the eternal there is no
possibility of true happiness. With the momentary, happiness will remain fleeting: one
moment it is here, the other moment gone, and you are left in great despair and
darkness.
That’s how it is in ordinary life, in the life of the unawakened. There are moments of
bliss and there are moments of misery; it is all mixed, hodge-podge. You cannot keep
those moments of happiness that come to you. They come on their own and they
disappear on their own; you are not the master. And you cannot avoid the moments of
misery; they too have their own persistence. They come on their own and they go on
their own; you are simply a victim. And between these two — happiness and
unhappiness — you are torn apart. You are never left in ease