Happiness < Joy < Bliss

The Buddha

The Dalai Lama often says that everyone wants happiness. Presumably, he is aware that people all over the world will listen to what he says and take it seriously, as they should. He has translators, but he still speaks from a Tibetan cultural tradition.

I once asked a Buddhist teacher of my acquaintance about happiness as the chief goal for Buddhists. Without disputing the Dalai Lama, happiness as a goal strikes me as…