For centuries, people have been distressed over the question of what happiness is. If you ask people what happiness is and what it means to them, you will possibly receive many different answers to your question. Most humans run behind comfort, money, and power. One seldom thinks about the integral aspects that are overlooked and ignored in this race. Thus, one pays a high price that leaves one isolated from inside, though ostensibly one may be surrounded by a crowd. Anger, fear, suspicion, and attachments are the greatest impediments to the attainment of happiness.
Inner happiness is a combination of how satisfied you are with your life and how good you feel on a day-to-day basis. Happiness is like the sun, often hidden by clouds of thoughts, fears, and aspirations. All you require is a composed mind and serene feelings because when the mind is calm, inner peace descends and happiness emerges from within you. The human mind is constantly battling with one thought after another and is never at peace. This agitation conceals the happiness within; once the mind gets quiet, you experience the happiness within you because happiness lies in the joy of achievement and in the thrill of creative effort. It is imperative to uncover it.
We can diffuse negative thoughts and worries by engaging in something we love doing, such as taking a walk or tending the plants in the garden before sunset, listening to music, helping others, indulging in creativity of any kind, or by meditation.
Dalai Lama has rightly said, True happiness comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved by cultivating altruism, love and compassion and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed.’
Ms. Divya lama
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