Day 3: Teachings on Eight Steps to Happiness

Inner Wealth

Gen-la Dekyong illuminated the meaning of ‘happiness’ referred to in the title of Venerable Geshe-la’s revised edition of the book, Eight Steps to Happiness. She explained that it refers to the real lasting happiness of enlightenment, the permanent inner peace that we can accomplish by following the eight steps to happiness rather than the ordinary, temporary happiness we currently seek. Gen-la inspired us to yearn for real happiness and to seize this extraordinary opportunity.

Whenever I see unfortunate beings
oppressed by evil and violent suffering,
may I cherish them as if I had found
a rare and precious treasure.
Eight Verses of Training the Mind

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