And whether or not you believe in happiness, or think of it as just a "transitory state" like the writer Jayne Anne Phillips has said, it is still worthwhile to take even one step in that direction because it can make a difference in many lives.
"In Buddhism, Happiness (sukha) is not the goal. The goal of Buddhism is something more like “peace” (santi), which is something more profound and worthy than happiness. The Buddha recognized that a certain kind of suffering (dukkha-dukkhata) is unavoidable, and that what we really need is to develop the quality of equanimity, which allows us to experience suffering and happiness without lamentation or elation." Because even suffering is impermanent.
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