My personal opinion is that the neutral position on the mood spectrum-what I called emotional sea level-is not happiness but rather contentment and the calm acceptance that is the goal of many kinds of spiritual practice. (Andrew Weil)

My personal opinion is that the neutral position on the mood spectrum-what I called emotional sea level-is not happiness but rather contentment and the calm acceptance that is the goal of many kinds of spiritual practice.

Andrew Weil

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