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Knowledge and Career as the happiness that comes from having a new car, a new house, or a higher position at work. External wealth arises with responsibility, anxiety, and problems. I once told a friend of mine, who was also a manager, by saying that, "Money can buy a car, but it cannot buy happiness for the owner sitting in that car". He agreed that a new car and a higher post did not make him happy at all. Instead, it made him feel more stressed and anxious. 123 Before, when I earned one million baht, I wanted to have five million baht. When I earned five million baht, I wanted to have ten million baht. After I achieved it, I enjoyed it for a short while, like I was chasing the shadow of happiness, but I never really attained true happiness. Meditation is the best cure for the modern world's illness, which includes stress, anxiety and