Another short video explaining the difference between pleasure and joy. It seems to me pleasure is dependent upon the senses; I suppose there are more discreet forms of pleasure, such as the pleasure of reading an interesting book. But as this fellow says, pleasure requires someone or something external to you. It may evoke pleasure but it's source is still external and therefore can be lost, will be lost, as nothing external is forever with you. Pleasure is enslaving in the sense that you are always dependent upon a person, object, substance, or a certain type of experience that is external to you, and does not naturally arise from within.
Joy can also be physical, as when you have a natural sense of exuberance, an excess of energy that manifests as vitality. As he said, it's life itself. But also, it differs from pleasure in the sense that although it may manifest through the physical form, it's not always externally focused. It can be; for instance, beauty can evoke joy, be that beauty in the natural world, in a song, a work of art, and even a person. I think I'd say joy is rooted in the spirit and can arise without reason whereas pleasure is rooted in the body, and sometimes the mind.
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