The definition of passion is: Emotion. An intense or overwhelming feeling. An outbreak of anger. A strong desire for some activity, object, or concept. Sexual desire. The etymology of passion is suffering....
The rich think the poor are lazy and the poor think the rich were just lucky. They are both right. The key to success is luck. Those who work 40 hours/week get paid accordingly and receive 40 lottery tickets. Those who work 60 hours/week receive 200 lottery tickets. Those who work 75 hours/week receive 400 lottery tickets. As well, the rich are more conscientious in checking their tickets for winning numbers....
Hap is the root of happiness. Hap means luck. Happiness is realizing that however difficult our circumstances, we're lucky things aren't worse....
Love connects us with the everything, while the self separates us from the everything....
Good evening. Have a good transition to sleep-death, where all beings (the smart, the stupid, the rich, the poor, etc.) are even. Good morning. Have a good time mourning the person you were yesterday, who is now no longer. "The world is new to us every morning. Every man should believe he is reborn each day." -- Baal Shem Tov...
Before we are born we are undifferentiated we are the eternal soul. Upon birth, we are quickly told otherwise; given personal, social and various other identities: our temporary self. Soon enough, some of us forget every thing is a manifestation of the soul. These are the lost souls. With only their self identity, one day they surely die; for the gates to eternity are only open to the soul. For those who retain their soul identity life is heaven on Earth....