Lasting Happiness
Since impermanence defies our attempts to hold onto anything, outer pleasures can never bring lasting joy. Even when we manage to get short-term gratification, it doesn't heal our longing for happiness; it only enhances our shenpa (getting hooked). As my teacher Dzigar Kongtrul once said, �Trying to find lasting happiness from relationships or possessions is like drinking salt water to quench your thirst.�- Pema Ch�dr�n, "Cutting Ties: The Fruits of Solitude"
