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Happiness, like the patch of blue, appears at first to be a temporary experience that occurs from time to time, but when investigated turns out to be ever-present and always available in the background of experience. As such, Happiness is not a temporary experience that alternates with unhappiness. It is not the opposite of unhappiness, any more than the blue sky is the opposite of the clouds. Just as clouds are the veiling of the blue sky, so unhappiness is the veiling of happiness. Happiness is our very nature and lies at the source of the mind, or the heart of ourself