Teaching #82 Three Kinds of Happiness
To practice being mindful of happiness, you need to develop clarity about the various kinds of happiness that you feel. In my experience, there are three kinds of happiness: the happiness that arises when conditions in your life are what you desire them to be; the well-being that comes when your mind is joyful and at ease, regardless of the conditions of your life in that moment; and the unbounded joy you feel when your mind has reached final liberation or cessation of all clinging.
Chapter 22, Pg 263
For your reflection: Begin to familiarize yourself with each of the three kinds of happiness. Can you find examples, both past and present, of each kind in your own life? Be particularly interested in distinguishing between happiness based on conditions and happiness that comes from being in a good mood.