You have to look for something that doesn’t age, grow ill or die, something that’s not separated from things you depend on. That can be found only inside. This is why we meditate: to find that thing.

"We chant that passage every morning, every night: “May you forever be well.” And the question is, “How are you going to be forever well when there’s aging, illness, and death all around, separation all around?”

The Buddha realized the only answer was that you have to look for something that doesn’t age, grow ill or die, something that’s not separated from things you depend on. That can be found only inside.

This is why we meditate: to find that thing."

~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "Looking for Happiness Inside"

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