仏教の先生の書かれた日本語文の英訳をさせていただいています。Buddhism’sTheory of Happinessという名前でYouTubeやSNSで仏教の布教活動をされています。その翻訳した文の一部を定期的にここでシェアさせていただきます。
The pursuit of intense pleasure through activities like sugar consumption, gambling, and video games can lead to addiction and a distorted view of happiness. As we crave more pleasure, we become less tolerant of discomfort, and may lose sight of what true happiness means to us.
This raises the question: are happiness and pleasure synonymous, or do they have distinct meanings? If they are different, what sets them apart from each other?