Where is Happiness

Where do we look for happinness?

Nobody will deny that happiness is the most desirable state of being. Happiness is not something which simply happens. Happiness is a state of consciousness that does not depend upon the physical appetites and passions.

Unsatisfied desire is the main cause of happiness. Get rid of your desire, and you will be free from your unhappiness.

Happiness is a mental state which can be attained through the culture of the mind. External sources such as wealth, fame, social position and popularity are but temporary sources of happiness. The real source is the mind. The mind which is controlled and cultured is the real source of happiness. The opinion that mental tranquillity is unattainable is not true. Everyone can cultivate inner peace and tranquillity through the purification of the mind.

By renouncing that which is perishable on earth, one can get the imperishable gift of happiness. HAPPINESS is within YOU.

Ingredients For Happiness

In building a happy, purposeful life, we should exercise our compassion and wisdom, the two wings that can fly man to the summit of human perfection. If we are to develop the emotional aspect neglecting the intellectual, we will become good-hearted fools, while the development of our intellectual side at the neglect of the emotional will make us hard-hearted intellectuals with no feelings for others. Good life is inspired by LOVE and guided by KNOWLEDGE.

What is compassion? compassion is love, charity, kindness and tolerance. It is acting out of love and concern for all that live, especially when they are in unfortunate circumstances.

And what is wisdom? Wisdom is seeing things as they are, and acting out the noble qualities of the mind. When a man sees a beautiful woman and is attracted to her, he wishes to see her again and again. He derives pleasure and satisfaction from her presence. However, when a situation changes and he can no longer see her, he must not act unreasonably and behave foolishly. This unsatisfactory side is a fact of human experience. If he has no unrealistic attachment or selfish clinging to her, he will be relatively free from that suffering. In the pleasures of life, there are pains and sorrows. While there is no denying the happiness that people derive from sense of pleasure, the nature of such pleasure is a brief and does not offer lasting happiness. The realization of this fact is wisdom.

The ingredients for happiness are simple. Happiness is a state of mind. It cannot be found in the material things about us, such as wealth, power or fame. Those who spend a lifetime harvesting and accumulating more wealth than they need will be disillusioned and disappointed when they discover, only too late, that all the money in the world cannot buy a grain of happiness. Happiness comes from within, based on the foundation os simple goodness and clear conscience.

No one is happy unless he is contented with himself. The quest for mental tranquility is only possible through mental culture or meditation. There is so much to do, and so little is done. Only through self analysis and purification will our latent seed of virtues be able to sprout to reveal our divine and human nature. It is not an easy task. It requires perseverance, determination and effort.

If you want to live peacefully and happily, allow others also to live peacefully and happily. Unless and until you adjust yourself to live according to these noble principles you cannot expect happiness and peace in this world. You should expect gratitude from others. Dale Carnegie says, "If we want to find happiness, let us stop thinking about gratitude and ingratitude and give for the inner joy of giving.Ingratitude is natural, like weeds. Gratitude is like a rose. It has to be fed, watered, cultivated, loved and protected.

It is not in man's nature to appreciate anything that comes to him easily. However when these things are taken away then only does he appreciate it. The air we breathe and our vital organs are all taken for granted and we even abuse them, sometimes until it is too late. We should not be like a fish which does now know the value of water until it is taken out of it.

You cannot hope to gain happiness and peace by simply praying. You have to work to gain such blessings.You should not neglect your responsibilities. If you act according to moral principles, you can create your own heaven right here on earth. But when you violate them you can feel the hell fire on this earth itself.

The Search For Happiness

Modern life is a struggle - a struggle to gain monetary rewards, comfort and luxury. Instead of bringing happiness, the lifestyle brings anxieties and stress. There are important moments in everyone's life when all material things are of little value when compared to the mental or spiritual joy of detachment from worldly things.

In living a lay life, the importance of economic welfare for leading a good life cannot be understated. We should not pretend that people can be happy if they are starving and living under miserable conditions. Poverty and living in slum area can stifle human happiness. It is a wretched life in the slums if a large family has to live, eat, sleep and procreate in one small hut. The wretchedness of the environment and the desperate lives of the residents therein can often make such areas a breeding place for vice and bitterness - unless it comprises a community of saints who seek peace in poverty.

However, it is useful to remember that wealth and poverty, happiness and misery are all relative terms. One person maybe rich but unhappy, another maybe poor but happy. Wealth is a blessing if rightly and wisely used. But part of the tragedy of the poor is their selfish desire of material things. If their cravings are not fulfilled, they live with resentment. The tragedy of the rich is their inability to rise above their wealth. They cling to their wealth foolishly. Hence happiness is not found in their case, with the poor or the rich.

Some people think that a good and congenial life partner is a source of happiness. It maybe so to some extent.Other people think that children are another source of happiness. But these are not stable conditions either. A life partner can die or leave them, while some children could bring more sorrow than happiness to their parents.

We should learn to be contented and happy with what little we have which has been bestowed on us. We should even be happy and contented with our present state of human being even though we are not fortunate enough to be blessed with the least of our humble expectations.Remember its always better to have something than nothing at all.

A New Beginning

One of the greatest gift is the chance to be born again each day. Isn't amazing?

Start the day right.
You can look ahead and see where you would like to go.
Focus on the things you would like to do and take it one at the time.

As you go along the way you will find a lot of things that will help you to achieve your dreams.
If your past is not that good... you can leave yesterday behind and start over again today.

Everyday discover something new and imagine about yourself, and remember that happiness and contentment in life come when you focus on your own dreams.
Being yourself, and enjoying every minute of your life.

Appreciate the gifts of laughter and fun in your life, and find contentment knowing that you can always control your ability to look on the bright side.

There has not been a single day since the world begun when the sun was not shining
Be thankful and look to every new day with positive hope.

So begin now, start a new.
Give yourself a new birth today.
Today can be a new beginning, a new thing, a new life.