I Want Happiness

A man asked Buddha “I want happiness.”
Buddha said “first remove ‘I’ that’s ego. Then remove ‘Want’ that’s desire See now you are left with only ‘Happiness’.”

Posted in: Quotes February 4th, 2012

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