So if you understand that where there is a search for pleasure there must be pain, live that way if you want to, but don't just slip into it. If you want to end pleasure, though, which is to end pain, you must be totally attentive to the whole structure of pleasure - not cut it out as monks and sannyasis do, never looking at a woman because they think it is a sin and thereby destroying the vitality of their understanding - but seeing the whole meaning and significance of pleasure. Then you will have tremendous joy in life. You cannot think about joy. Joy is an immediate thing and by thinking about it, you turn it into pleasure. Living in the present is the instant perception of beauty and the great delight in it without seeking pleasure from it. Jiddu Krishnamurti
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When we live in this world in which we are surrounded by all the things that make us happy, many people go through life without ever truly experiencing joy. They see the world around them and they see everything that is beautiful, but they never actually get to experience it. They get caught up in the daily grind of life and get so caught up in what they have to do that they can never get to enjoy what they are doing. When you are truly enjoying the moment, however, you are living in the present. You are looking at what is right in front of you and not thinking about anything else at all.

Source: Freedom From The Known

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