Thursday, September 06, 2007
The Secret Location of Happiness
Men and women are always rushing to and fro, back and forth, this way and that way. All their rushing is because they are seeking something, and demand that their craving be immediately satisfied. They demand that life happen instantly, they can not wait for another moment to have that thing that seems to be holding the key to their happiness.
Whether we realize it or not we will not find happiness in things, items, positions, happenings, events, or anything we can pay money for. The seeking of a selfish desire only results in more misery. When you think that a certain thing will provide your happiness you are basing your happiness on something temporary, so therefore you might experience happiness, but it will be temporary.
Then there are those who seek to give to gain; there is no greater delusion or source of misery than the belief that you gain by selfish sacrifice. To give and expect return is worse than to not give at all. When looking through the eyes of a selfish person what may look like the golden ring always turns out to be only cheep plastic. When will we learn that you can not find happiness by centering your hopes on things that are temporary and impermanent?
Real lasting happiness can only be found inside us. It can only be based upon our own actions and emotions. You can not experience an emotion from a thing; you can not experience other people’s emotions. You can only ever experience your own emotions and that only by choice. The secret to finding true happiness is to look inside your self and find the happiness there.
If you have control of your mental facilities you can make conscious choices. These choices are what direct your life. If you do not have control of your self, if you do not have mental mastery then your choices control you. You react to outside stimulus and your world is seemingly random and full of discord. Should you make the effort to gain control of your self, you will gain control of your world. You will make a choice from the position of power, not have to make choices to react to what is being forced upon you. When you have achieved mastery over your self and your thoughts, then and only then can you make the choice to be happy.
Having control of your mental facilities, having a mastery over your thoughts is a permanent achievement. Then when you choose to be happy; your happiness will be permanent, because you created it for your self. You will have harmony with the universe and this is permanent, nothing can destroy it but you.
The greatest universal law is Love. When you gain control of your self, you become in tune with the universal song, you begin to dance to the universal harmony of life. This may seem a strange concept, but nevertheless it is there. When you join in the dance, your soul turns toward the divine source which is the only place permanent satisfaction may be found.
Be Blessed
Whether we realize it or not we will not find happiness in things, items, positions, happenings, events, or anything we can pay money for. The seeking of a selfish desire only results in more misery. When you think that a certain thing will provide your happiness you are basing your happiness on something temporary, so therefore you might experience happiness, but it will be temporary.
Then there are those who seek to give to gain; there is no greater delusion or source of misery than the belief that you gain by selfish sacrifice. To give and expect return is worse than to not give at all. When looking through the eyes of a selfish person what may look like the golden ring always turns out to be only cheep plastic. When will we learn that you can not find happiness by centering your hopes on things that are temporary and impermanent?
Real lasting happiness can only be found inside us. It can only be based upon our own actions and emotions. You can not experience an emotion from a thing; you can not experience other people’s emotions. You can only ever experience your own emotions and that only by choice. The secret to finding true happiness is to look inside your self and find the happiness there.
If you have control of your mental facilities you can make conscious choices. These choices are what direct your life. If you do not have control of your self, if you do not have mental mastery then your choices control you. You react to outside stimulus and your world is seemingly random and full of discord. Should you make the effort to gain control of your self, you will gain control of your world. You will make a choice from the position of power, not have to make choices to react to what is being forced upon you. When you have achieved mastery over your self and your thoughts, then and only then can you make the choice to be happy.
Having control of your mental facilities, having a mastery over your thoughts is a permanent achievement. Then when you choose to be happy; your happiness will be permanent, because you created it for your self. You will have harmony with the universe and this is permanent, nothing can destroy it but you.
The greatest universal law is Love. When you gain control of your self, you become in tune with the universal song, you begin to dance to the universal harmony of life. This may seem a strange concept, but nevertheless it is there. When you join in the dance, your soul turns toward the divine source which is the only place permanent satisfaction may be found.
Be Blessed
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