The Happiness Podcast 54 - You Don't Really Want to Wake Up
Jul 16, 2020
A frank look at why people resist true awakening and unconditional happiness. Discussion of how conditioning on possessions, relationships, and outcomes prevents freedom. Exploration of how attachments create inner conflict and block love. A practical take on spirituality as a path to end heartache and find lasting peace.
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We Refuse Unconditional Happiness
- Anthony de Mello argues people resist unconditional happiness because they tie it to conditions like possessions, people, or outcomes.
- He says admitting we prefer conditional happiness is the first step toward waking up and freeing ourselves from those dependencies.
Spirituality As Practical Waking Up
- De Mello reframes spirituality as practical waking up, not piety, promising love, peace, and the end of inner conflicts.
- He presents spirituality as a method to stop emotional drainage and restore health and energy.
Choose Awakening Over External Fixes
- Wake up by honestly recognizing your attachments and the heartache they cause; choose awakening over chasing external fixes.
- De Mello challenges listeners to prefer inner peace and love to worldly measures like business or science.