Fulfillment of desire taken to extremes doesn't necessarily make us happy. It tends to make us rather cynical.
Frederick LenzEverything you do in meditation is amplified. If you meditate for five minutes with your complete mind focused on happiness, that is like focusing on happiness for several hours as you are walking around.
Frederick LenzIf you are mindful in your work, if you put your best effort into it, then something comes back to you.
Frederick LenzThrough the experience of memory, you recall what you have done, and you therefore attach yourself to it and perceive yourself through prior experience.
Frederick Lenz