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I'm Jeff Krasno and welcome to Commune.

Happiness means to me that my internal condition

is in alignment with my external circumstances

and that I feel a connectedness between those two.

I find happiness through letting go of my strict hold on expectations.

I find happiness when I'm present in the moment because I'm not looking into the future

and, you know, over-analizing the past, I can realize that everything in this moment is exactly what it's meant to be and that I'm okay.

And oftentimes I find most happiness when I'm regular with my meditation practice.

I find happiness through listening instead of responding.

There's nothing left to be done. I don't need anything.

I realize that I truly have all that I'd ever need, and I'm not seeking anything outside myself.

Contentment.

Happiness. I mean, what comes after the fame, the big job, the money, the power? I mean, why do we seek these things, if not, in the end for happiness?

I mean, this is what I'm continually pondering, is how to find it. Why is it so difficult to find it in our modern society? And admittedly, this is self-indulgent, perhaps even distasteful, given everything that

I have on the other hand, I too wield this double-edged sword of consciousness that makes

me painfully aware that everyone that I know and love, including

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