Cutting The String Of Our Yo-Yo

Our life is a constant oscillation, a yo-yoing of up and down, up and down. When we seek happiness, we are seeking a condition – a temporary event of body or mind – to feel satisfied, and we come to rely on that condition. When the condition stops we become unhappy, and so we look for that condition again. This creates addiction.

To stop this constant yo-yo effect, we have to notice the craving, and pause … which cuts the reaction of attachment to an idea. The relief of being aware is the happiness we seek. That is meditation – just coming to rest.

True happiness does not rely on conditions;
it’s the absence of being conditioned.