The Pleasure and Pain Trap!

The struggle to perpetuate or recreate pleasure turns it into pain. Joyful presence can only blossom when we stop seeking pleasure from life. 

1) What do I mean by the above statement? How can you apply this quote to your life?

2) How does this statement about The Pleasure and Pain Trap! apply to, or change the essence of "your life"? How is it significant?

(Please sit with this for a while. Surrender to the energy evoked by the statement and resist looking for the answers. Please do not post a theoretical spiritual response)

How does this quote apply to your every day living experience.
Please resist the urge to entertain theories about this quote – what is
the direct experience of what I am inviting you to explore!

Namaste,

Keshav