Excerpt from 'Navigating through Life .A Buddhist Perspective on Happiness

Buddhism recognizes the impermanence of
life and seeks to discover that which is eternal and
indestructible. This does not mean turning away
from our earthly existence, despite its changing
nature. On the contrary—it means seeking the
ultimate and eternal reality by living every moment
to the fullest in the midst of the difficulties
of this world. The Buddhist approach to happiness
is to expand our inner state of life and to embrace
the realities of the world, regardless of the
circumstances.