One Minute Mindfulness - Finding True Happiness

In this teaching, Geoff Bell-Devaney shares the idea that true happiness is something that is not found outside of us in the objects and achievements we so often strive for. He explains how happiness is always in abundance for everyone, and in fact, it is in our outer striving that we can lose sight of it.

Transcript

When we are constantly looking outside of ourselves for things to make us feel happy,

We can easily forget that we're already enough,

And become overly dependent on material possessions that we often don't really need.

We can have trouble seeing that we're surrounded by other gifts of all sorts,

And become selfish and jealous of other people.

We can also overlook the fact that life is not a zero-sum game,

And that there's enough happiness for all.

Until we stop taking from the world and comparing ourselves to others so much,

However,

We'll never understand this,

Or have what is truly important.