"May all beings be happy" says the Metta (Lovingkindness) Sutta. We all want to be happy...all the time, with no possibility that we won't be unhappy, ever. We know that's an unreasonable expectation. But we think of it being unreasonable when it comes to someone else's expectation of happiness. As for us, it's not unreasonable at all, is it? Even if we know intellectually we won't always be happy, we still get fearful, upset, and even more unhappy that we're not happy. Kevin Hae Seong Sheridan gives the talk on February 8, 2023.
