Is happiness a choice?

Is happiness a choice?

Allyn Lyon (Meditation Teacher ) gives expert video advice on: Is happiness or contentment worth pursuing?; What are the essential ingredients of happiness?; What gets in the way of happiness? and more...

Actually, you don't have a choice in what arises in your mind because we're all conditioned beings. I mean we've been raised since we were very small to have certain views, certian attitudes so that when we encounter certain situations stuff arises.And we do have a choice as to whether we're going to spend a long time dwelling on that or if we can let go of it. And to the extent that we learn to let go of things then we tend to develop a more contented state of mind.