Human beings are in search of only one thing in their life—happiness. Spirituality is the only way a person can attain this ultimate goal, experience eternal bliss, and live with everlasting happiness. On the spiritual path, one should spell the word happiness differently.
It should be spelled with three Ps instead of the usual two. The three Ps in happiness hold a lot of importance as they, upon expansion of the word HAPPPINESS as an acronym, represent the three peaks of happiness—Pleasure, Peace, and Purpose. Pleasure is the first peak of happiness.
It is experienced with the achievement of success, material possessions, and relationships. It is also a temporary or ephemeral feeling of happiness that fades away quickly. Hence, pleasure must be experienced so that one understands its temporary nature and does not get stuck in it or wish to return to it once they have scaled higher peaks.
The next peak of happiness after pleasure is peace. Peace, the second peak, is also the base of true, everlasting happiness, which is the ultimate goal of human life. Peace is attained through contentment and fulfillment in life and is closer to achieving the state of eternal bliss, or what we call permanent happiness, because peace is the very foundation of happiness.
The third and highest peak of happiness is purpose. The purpose of life is to first realize that life has meaning and then to discover what that purpose is. When one realizes their purpose in life and works toward fulfilli.
