Once a question was raised in Newsweek magazine: Money or happiness, which is more important? Shakyamuni Buddha answered this question more than 2500 years ago, saying that happiness is the most important. Money alone cannot make people satisfied, nor can one obtain happiness or freedom from it. Nonetheless, most people still think that there can be no happiness without money. To them, money is the key to happiness.

Of course, other than a very few exceptions, people who are destitute generally do not feel much happiness. But does this mean that wealthy people must be very happy? No, it certainly does not. Money really cannot buy everything!

~ Luminous Wisdom Book Series 6