Happiness is our natural state!

“Happiness is our natural state. Happiness is the natural state of little children,

to whom the kingdom belongs until they have been polluted and contaminated

by the stupidity of society and culture. To acquire happiness you don’t have to

do anything, because happiness cannot be acquired. Does anybody know why?

Because we have it already. How can you acquire what you already have? Then

why don’t you experience it? Because you’ve got to drop something. You’ve got

to drop illusions. You don’t have to add anything in order to be happy; you’ve

got to drop something. Life is easy, life is delightful. It’s only hard on your

illusions, your ambitions, your greed, your cravings. Do you know where these

things come from? From having identified with all kinds of labels!”

Anthony de Mello ( Awareness, The Perils and Opportunities of Reality-1992)