The Wisdom of the New Age

Most people are covered in ignorance, and therefore blissful at times. It is only when you strive to break free of this ignorance that you realize that there is an inherit unhappiness to human life, in our present mind states. Once you start down the path of self realization, you probably won't become instantly happy, but you will realize that "life means suffering". Lost souls is what we are, and those who are searching for the truth, they are the ones who are on the path of freedom, not all these "sucessful" people in our society like rich people. They are just as unhappy as we are. This world and society offers no answers, and people are finally starting to wake up, and look within. They have finally realized that nothing outside of themselves can fulfill them. But, i think our culture is moving in the right direction, finally there is a movement of spirituality which will hopefully serve to awaken us all. The Buddha's first teaching was simply "Life means suffering"