🕉 Nisargadatta Maharaj

 What is birth and death

but the beginning and the ending
of a stream of events in consciousness?

Because of the idea of separation
and limitation they are painful.

Momentary relief from pain
we call pleasure - and we build
castles in the air hoping for
endless pleasure which we call
happiness.

It is all misunderstanding and misuse.
Wake up, go beyond, live really.