"One great question underlies our experience, whether..." - Quote by Dalai Lama
One great question underlies our experience, whether we think aboutit or not: what is the purpose of life? From the moment of birthevery human being wants happiness and does not want suffering.Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects this.>From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about thegreatest degree of happiness.
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