Happiness is overrated.
Geluk is overgewaardeerd.
Meditatie en uitwisseling in "de Schatkamer"
Maandag 11 Mei, 2026 (English below)
Dierbare Sangha,
In 2023 is er van Thay Cuong Lu een boek verschenen met de prikkelende titel:
Geluk is overgewaardeerd: Simpele lessen om betekenis te vinden in ieder moment.
In het Engels verkrijgbaar bij Shambala (er is nog geen Nederlandse vertaling.)
Op de site van Shambala staat het citaat:
We besteden zo veel tijd om geluk na te jagen- te kopen, te ervaren, er naar toe te mediteren- Echter geluk blijft ongrijpbaar en blijft vluchtig. Cuong schrijft: Volgens de inzichten van de Boeddha, is lijden geen probleem dat opgelost moet worden, maar een werkelijkheid om te erkennen.
Happiness is overrated nodigt ons uit om diep te kijken in de werkelijkheid (waarheid) in ons leven, zonder ons lijden te negeren of te ontkennen, en te focussen op betekenis en waarde in ons leven.
Onlangs verscheen op de site "Next big thing club" een samenvatting van het boek met een audio fragment waarin Cuong een samenvatting voorleest.
Een mooie gelegenheid om met de Sangha de 5 kern inzichten uit het boek te bestuderen, door er over te mediteren en te delen.
As maandag besteden we aandacht aan het eerste inzicht, dat een vertaling is van de eerste Nobele waarheid:
Lijden bestaat, Lijden is een werkelijkheid. De Boeddha beschreef lijden niet als een probleem; Hij noemde het een waarheid. Lijden is deel van het leven. Het is niet en anomalie, het hoort bij het leven en we kunnen leren van ons lijden.
Maandag zullen we samen mediteren en delen.
Ik wens ons een verbindend weekend
Warme groeten
Hans
Happiness is overrated.
Meditation and sharing in "de Schatkamer" this Monday evening.
Meditation and sharing in "de Schatkamer" this Monday evening.
Dear Sangha,
In 2023 a book was published by Thay Cuong Lu with the intruiging title:
Happiness is overrated: Simple lessons on finding meaning in every moment.
It is available at the publisher Shambala
On the site of Shambala is the quote:
Stop chasing happiness and reconnect to the meaning of each moment through this practical guide, told through vignettes of life training as a Buddhist monk under world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh.
We spend so much time in pursuit of happiness—trying to purchase it, experience it, meditate our way toward it—but happiness is elusive and doesn’t last. According to the teachings of the Buddha, Cuong Lu writes, “Suffering is not a problem to be solved. It is a truth to be recognized.” Happiness Is Overrated invites us to look deeply at the truths in our lives—not glossing over or denying our suffering—and to focus on the meaning and value already within us.
Recently a summary was put on the site of Next Big Idea club with an audio fragment of Cuong reading the summary
A good occasion to spend time with the Sangha to study the 5 core insights from the book, by meditating and sharing.
This Monday we we will focus on the first insight, which is a translation of the first Noble Truth as taught by the Buddha:
Suffering exists, Suffering is a reality. He did not describe suffering as a problem; he called it a truth. Suffering is a part of life. It is not an anomaly; it belongs; and we can learn from our suffering.
This Monday evening we will meditate and share
I wish us a wonderful weekend:
Warm regards
Hans
In 2023 a book was published by Thay Cuong Lu with the intruiging title:
Happiness is overrated: Simple lessons on finding meaning in every moment.
It is available at the publisher Shambala
On the site of Shambala is the quote:
Stop chasing happiness and reconnect to the meaning of each moment through this practical guide, told through vignettes of life training as a Buddhist monk under world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh.
We spend so much time in pursuit of happiness—trying to purchase it, experience it, meditate our way toward it—but happiness is elusive and doesn’t last. According to the teachings of the Buddha, Cuong Lu writes, “Suffering is not a problem to be solved. It is a truth to be recognized.” Happiness Is Overrated invites us to look deeply at the truths in our lives—not glossing over or denying our suffering—and to focus on the meaning and value already within us.
Recently a summary was put on the site of Next Big Idea club with an audio fragment of Cuong reading the summary
A good occasion to spend time with the Sangha to study the 5 core insights from the book, by meditating and sharing.
This Monday we we will focus on the first insight, which is a translation of the first Noble Truth as taught by the Buddha:
Suffering exists, Suffering is a reality. He did not describe suffering as a problem; he called it a truth. Suffering is a part of life. It is not an anomaly; it belongs; and we can learn from our suffering.
This Monday evening we will meditate and share
I wish us a wonderful weekend:
Warm regards
Hans
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