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The most basic search by any living organism
is for happiness.Every endeavour by any living being
,community,organisation,society,or
civilisation is for hapiness only.
Why do we want to be happy and not be unhappy .We want
to be happy because that is the most fundamental attribute of our human
constitution.At the most rudimentary
level each sentient and non sentient
system wants to attain equilibrium &
stability .Happiness is the biggest reflection of stability,balance &
equilibrium in the internal “ecosystem”.
What comes in the way of your happiness
What interferes with your happiness is the
misunderstanding that happiness follows having,being,doing something .This is
the dichotomy that separates happiness from the experience that is you and me
.The fact is that happiness does not
follow acievement but it’s the genesis
of achievement.
Can happiness be obtained
Happiness can be obtained for those who
believe it must be obtained.However,happiness will prevail for those who know it
is a state of being ,instead of an event
heralding the acquisition of something (happiness).So ,essentially happiness is a
state of being .It is not in having
everything happening our way necessarily all the time.Rather,it is a state of mind
& being to be in grace inspite of
what ever is happening outside.So at
best we can “incline ourselves towards
happiness”as Marci Shimoff says.
Happiness is within or without?
When they opened the Tomb of Hermes the most
powerful piece of wisdom was emblazoned on the stone,which said “as within so without”.Which means that your
entire universe is a reflection of whatever is happening inside.Happiness
is also an outcome of what is happening
inside.
What happens inside
Whatever is happening inside is very
important .Your thoughts and feelings dictate how happy you end up feeling.You
are always asked to think positively, and towards that end there is a huge
industry focussing on teaching people to think positively.Affirmations,hypnosis,neuro
linguistic programming,meditation,are some of the holistic methods used for
increasing your happiness quotient,other than the run of the mill pursuits.Thoughts
,doubtlessly,are very crucial in ensuring you have a positive outlook towards life.Even
more important are the feelings & emotions you harbour about life.
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Emotional well being
“Feeling is everything in life”.Eminent
thinkers like Robert Collier emphasised on the importance of feelings and he
was specific about the far reaching influence
of feelings.How do you feel about your life generally?Good?Bad?OK? well the
fact is whatever you do feel at the back of your mind constantly is what will
recurringly return to you .So if you feel happy about life constantly,regardless of whatever is
happening on the outside, things will improve and feel better.
Now feeling happy constantly,unconditionally
is a huge responsibility,which only you can execute.Do it with aplomb
throughout life.It’s one of the best things to be alive about.
Some one said “some people live as if they’d never die,and some people die as if they
never lived”.
Well how you feel about life makes all the
difference.
2 comments:
Appreciate your reflections here on happiness, Mona.
You're right - no one can make us happy but ourselves and also happiness is indeed an inner state. The Tomb of Hermes quote is a great reminder that we have the power to control our happiness and by simply choosing a philosophy of happiness, everything that happens around us can be happy.
Throughout time, people have been going outside themselves to find happiness. It's not outside, has tobe cultivated inside. How we are internally and how we feel about life in general is the lens in which we view the world. If happy, our world view is happy!
Yep Vishnu!
Well said.happiness is indeed an inside job,very much so.
The outside is a mere screen that reflects what the projector(mind) inside is upto.
Happiness is therefore an index to gauge what we are feeling and thinking;the responsibility for which lies on my shoulders.
Thanks for your insight Vishnu.
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