Relative Happiness is happiness that depends on things outside ourselves, such as affluence or social standing. While the happiness such things bring us is certainly real, it shatters easily when external conditions changes.

Absolute Happiness, on the other hand is something we must find within. When we are in touch with our true nature, our authentic self, we find a happiness that cannot change with time, it is eternal. This kind of happiness is unaffected by external factors, welling forth from the depths of one’s life. This kind of happiness persists no matter what we might be lacking or what might happen around us. It is when we live our lives mindfully that we can find true happiness..