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Should we cling to joy?
And so the “Joy Haiku” statement is wrong.
You contradict yourself. And I agree to disagree Be well
The haiku at no point suggested any form of joy to be clung to. You contradict yourself. Transcendental and immeasurable joy, to be experienced, must be without any form of clinging. Amituofo