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The way to build the real happiness and true peace
ááşáźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇááŹááŹáąáá¸áááŹááşáŹá¸á áá°ááŹá¸áąááźáᲠá á ááášááşáášá¸ááŹáááááŻáᏠááŻáášáááŻáášá¸áááŻáášááŹáąááŹáášáˇááá áĄáŹááŹáááľáĄáąáá áĄáŹá¸ááąááşááášáťááášá¸ ááŤáá˝áááŻááš ááŻáášáááŻáášá¸áááŻáášáᏠážááźáášáááşáášá¸ááŹáááááŻáá˛áˇ á áášá¸á ááášáĽá áĽáŹ áá˝áŹáá˝áŽá¸ááá˝ááťááášá¸áĄáąáá áá°ááášááŹáááŻáášááᯠᡠáĄáťáᲠááśáá°ááŹá¸ážáááŤááášá ááŽáĄááşáášáᏠáá°ááŹá¸áąááźáᲠá ááşáášáťááášáĄáąáťááťááłááá áĄáąááź ááĄážááśáłáĄáááášá¸ áá˝áášá¸áá˝áášá¸ááášá¸ááášá¸ áá˝áášááášááŤááášá
We religious teachers always maintain that human happiness does not depend upon the satisfaction of physical appetites and passion or upon the acquisition of material wealth.
This fact is also clearly true from empirical human experience.
ááá áĄá á ášáá˝áášááąááŹáááŹá¸ááᯠáááááááąááąáááąááŤáášáá˛áˇ á ááŻá¸áááášáąážááŹáášáˇážááááá˝áášáˇ áĄááŻáášá¸áááŹá¸ áĄáŹááŹááĄáąáá áĄá áźá˛áĽááŤááŤáášáá˝ááąáááşááš ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻááá˝áŹ áąááŹááŽááŹááŹááźáášáĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸ áá˝ááąááąááá˛áˇ á ááášááşáášá¸ááŹáááá˝áášáˇ á ááášáťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áá ááá˝ááááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á
Even if we have all the worldly pleasure, we cannot still be happy and peaceful if our minds are constantly obsessed with anxiety and hatred, arising from ignorance with regard to the true nature of existence.
áĄá á ášáĄáá˝ááš á ááášááşáášá¸ááŹááááᯠáĽá áĽáŹááá ááŹáá°á¸áĄáŹááŹá áąááşáŹášáąááŹášááášáá˝áŹá¸ááá áąáĄáŹáášáťááášáááááŻáá˛áˇ áąááŤááŹááąááźáá˝áášáˇ áááášáá˝áášáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á ááŤáąááźá ááŻáášáááŻáášá¸áááŻáášáᏠááşáášá¸ááŹááááᯠááŹááŽáťáá ášáąáááąá áᏠááśáááá˝áá ááŹááááŻáąááá˛áˇ áĄááśáŻá¸á áźáášáĄáąáááŹá¸áĄáá áąááşá˝áŹášááźá˝áášááşáášá¸áąáťá ááąá áᏠáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á
Genuine happiness cannot be defined in terms of wealth, power, fame and success.
These are no doubt conducive to some temporary physical comfort but not to happiness in ultimate sense.
áĄáá°á¸ááťááášáˇ áááŻáášáááŻáášáááąááźááᯠááááŹá¸ááá°ááŹá¸áá˛áˇáĄá፠ááŤáá˝áááŻááš ááąááŹášáąááŹáááášá¸áᲠᡠááá°ááŹá¸áá˛áˇáĄá፠ááŽááᯠáťáá ášááášááŤááášá áĄá˛ááŤáąááźáᏠáááŻáášáááŻáášáá°ááᯠá ááášááşáášá¸ááŹáááááš á ááášááášá¸áá˛áąá áťááášá¸á áááášáťááŹáááᚠᡠáťáá ášáąá áťááášá¸á á ááŻá¸áááášáąááŹááťáá ášáąá áťááášá¸ááᯠáˇáᲠá áá°ááĄááášá¸áĄáťáá áš áťáá ášááŹááŤááášá
This is particularly so when possessions are unjustly obtained or misappropriate.
They become a source of pain, guilt and sorrow rather than happiness to the possessors.
á áźá˛ááášááźáášááŹáťááášááźáášá¸áąááźá ážááášáá°á¸ááźáášááŹáąáá¸ááśáąááźá ááášá¸ááşáś ááąááá˛áˇ áááśááąááźá áá˝á ášáááŻááźáášáᏠáĄáááŹáąááźá ááźá˛áąááŹáášáĄáŹá¸áąááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇ áááŻáášáááśáŹáĄáááĄáąááźááąááźáᏠááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻáááᯠáá˝áášáˇá áŹá¸ááşáŹá¸áąááŹáášá¸áťááŽá¸ áąááŹááŽááŹááŹááźáášáąááźáᲠá ááşáźáášáťáá ášáąáĄáŹááš ááŻáášáąááŹáášááŤááášá
Fascinating sights, enchanting music, fragrant scents, delicious tastes and enticing body touch contacts mislead and deceive us, only to make us slaves of worldly pleasure.
ážáááłááášáąááşá˝áŹášáá˝áášá¸ááşáášáá˝áášáˇ áĄáŹááśáŻáąááźáĄáąáá áĄáŹá¸ááąááşááášáááááá˛áˇ áááá¤á ááášááşáášá¸ááŹááááᯠááášáá°áá˝ ááťááášá¸áááŻáášáąááá˛áˇ áĄá˛ááŽááŹááŹáááąááźáᏠááŹáá˝áášáááśááŤáá°á¸á áąááŹáášáąážááŹáášá¸áťááášáťááŽá¸ áťááášáá˛áˇáĄá፠áá°áá ášáąááŹáášáᏠááŽááŹááŹááźáášáąááźáá˛áˇ ááŹáá˝áášáááśáááá˝áášáˇ áąááşááášááźáášááá˝ááá˛áˇááąááŹááᯠááŹá¸ááášáááŻáášááŤááášá ááŤáᏠáĄá á ášáĄáá˝áášáááŹáááᯠáááŻáááŻááŹááášááᯠᡠááášá¸ááźáášáˇáąáá¸ááŹááŤáá˛á
While no one will deny that there is momentary happiness in the anticipation of as well as during the gratification of the senses, such pleasures are fleeting. When viewed in retrospection , a person can understand the fleeting and unsatisfactory nature of such pleasures. It paves the way to a better understanding of this reality.
áĄááášá ááŻáášáááłáłáá áĽáášá¸áááŻáášáááŻáášáááąááźáᏠá ááášááşáášá¸ááŹáááĄááźááš ááá˝áááťáá ášáááŻáĄáášááášáááŻááşááš áĽá áĽáŹáááá˝áášáˇ á ááášááşáášá¸áąáťá ááááᏠáááááŹáášáá°á ááŹá¸ááśáŻá¸áąááź áťáá ášáááŤááášá áĽá áĽáŹááá áĄáŹááŹáááľáťááášá¸áťááťááášá¸áááŻáá˛áˇ áąááŹáášáťáááłáášááááᯠááťáá˝ááášá¸ááášáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á
If material possessions are the precondition of happiness, then wealth and happiness would be synonymous. Wealth cannot quench the burning thirst of craving.
áĄá áŹá¸áąááŹááš áááášááášááśáááááŻáá˛áˇ áĄáąááşáŹášááŤá¸áááŻáĄáášááşáášáąááźááᯠáĄáŹááŹáąáťáááᯠᡠáááŻáášá¸á ááŻáášá¸áá˛áˇ áááá á§áŹáášáĄáááŻáááľááᯠáťááášáˇááášá¸ááśáŻááşá˝ áá˝áŹáąááźááášáááŻááşááš ááşáźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇááášáąááŹáˇáá˝ á ááášááşáášá¸ááŹáąááşáŹášáá˝áźáášáá˝áŹ áááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á
We can never be happy if we merely seek to satisfy our gross animal desire to satisfy our need for the pleasure of food and sex.
ááŽáááŻááŹáťáá ášáá˛áˇááşááš ááášááášáááŻáášá¸áá˝áŹ áąáĄáŹáášáťááášáťááŽá¸ ážááŽá¸ážááŽá¸ááŹá¸ááŹá¸ áááŻá¸ááášááŹáááá˝áášáˇ ááááŹážááŽá¸áᏠáĄáťááášáˇáĄá ááşáášá¸áąáťáááąááşáŹášááźá˝áášááźááš ááášá¸áááášáᎠáąááŹáášáá˝ááąááááŤááášá ááŤáąááá˛áˇ ááŽáááŻáááŻáášáᏠááášáá˝áŹá¸ááŤááášá
If we were so , then with tremendous progress achieved in every field, the world could well be on the road to complete happiness.
But this is obviously not the case.
áąááŹááŽáĄáááŻáááľáááŻáᏠááášáąááŹáˇáá˝ ááśáŻá¸ááśáŻá¸ááşáŹá¸ááşáŹá¸ áĄáŹááŹáąáťáááášáááŻáᏠááá˝ááááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á áĄáąážááŹáášá¸ááąááŹáˇ ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻááááŻááşáášáᏠáááŹáá˛áˇáĄáááŻáášáĄááášááąááŹááš áážááŹááášáá˝áŹáᲠááášá¸áĄááŹáááłáłáĄáąáá áĄáŹá¸ááąááşááášáá áąááşáŹáášááźáášáᏠáĄáťááŹá¸áá
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Worldly desire can never be entirely satisfied because the moment we obtain something we want , we soon become dissatisfied with it and crave for something else because we all enjoy the new thrill of anticipation.
ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻáááźáášááŹáąááá˛áˇ áĄááŹáááłáłáąááź áąáťááŹáášá¸áá˛ááźáŹá¸áťááášá¸á ááşáášá
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ááášáᲠá áĄáťááášáˇáááźáášááášááááąááᏠáąáááąááŤáášááŹáááŻáášááŤááášá
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ááášááşáášá¸ááŹáááᲠá áĄáąáťáááś áĄááášá¸áťáá
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ááášáá˛áá˝áŹáᏠáąááź ááááŻáášááŤááášá
When the changes and decay occur in many things we cling to, we experience unhappiness.
The enjoyment of sensual pleasure is not real happiness. True happiness can only arise from the full freedom of the mind. For the source of happiness is not physical, it must be found in a mind free from mental disturbances.
áąááŹáá áášá¸á ááášáááŻáᏠáĄáťáá˛ááŤáá°á¸ ááŤáąááá˛áˇ ááŻáášáááłáłááášááášááᯠáąááşáŹášááźáášáá˛áˇ áááááááŻáášááááááśáŻážááášááááááŻáášááşáášáˇáááŹá¸áąááŹáášá¸ááźáášááá áĄáąáá¸ááášá¸ááášáąááŹááá áťáá´á áášáááŻá¸ááŹá¸áááááášá¸áááášáąááŹáášáˇáá˛ááááĄááááŹáášážááźáášááááááŻáá˛áˇ ááááŹáąááźááąááŹáˇ áááşáášá áŽá¸áá˛áˇáĄááŹáąááźáťáá ášááŤááášá
Worldly pleasures are impermanent but transcendental treasures like confidence, morality, generosity, honesty, contentment and wisdom are imperishable.
á ááášááśá áŹá¸áááᲠáˇáááŻáášáá˛áˇ ááášááášááźáášááŹááá áĄááşáášáąááŤáážááŽá¸ááá áĄááŻáášá¸ááźáŹá¸ááá áááŹáááŻááášáááŻáááąááźáᏠáá°áá ášáąááŹáášááᯠááşáášááŽá¸áá ášááŤááášá ááŤáąááá˛áˇ á ááášááąááŹááŹá¸ áąááŹáášá¸ááźáášááá á áŹááŹáąááŹáášááŹá¸áááá˝áášáˇ ááşáášáá˝áŹááááŻáášáá˛áˇ ááąááŹááŹá¸áąááźááąááŹáˇ áá°ááᯠáťááášáˇáťááášáąáĄáŹááš ááŻáášáąááŹáášááŤááášá ááŽáááá˝áŹáááš áĄáśáˇááźáášáąááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇ áĄááŹáąááźáťáá ášááŤááášá
Emotional attachment , anger, hatred and jealousy debase a person; but goodwill, sympathetic joy and an unbiased attitude will make him noble , even divine in this life itself.
áá°áąááźáᏠááááááᯠáˇáᲠá áĄáąááźá¸áąááźááᯠáĄáťááášááášáááš á
ááášáá˝ááśáŻá¸áĄááźáášá¸ááᯠáá˝áášáˇáąáá¸áťááášá¸áĄáŹá¸áťááášáˇ áá˝ááśáŻá¸á
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áąááŹáá áąááŤáá áąááŹááááŻáá˛áˇ áĄááşáášáĄáášáĄáŹá¸áąááźáᲠá áĄáá˛ááŹáášáąááźá áááášáá˝áášáá˛áˇ áąáá¸ááášáąááźááᯠááááá˝áááŤá ážááášááŹáťááášá¸á ááşá
ášááášáťááášá¸áááááŻáášáąááşáŹááŽáąááźáťááášá¸áááŻáá˛áˇ áąááŹáášá¸ááźáášáá˛áˇ áĄáášá¸áĄáŹá¸áąááźááᯠáąááźá¸áťáá´áťááŽá¸ áĄáŹá¸áťááášáˇáąáá¸áááŻá áąááˇááŹááŤá
People can develop and maintain their inner peace only by turning their thoughts inwards instead of out wards. Be aware of the dangers and pitfalls of the destructive forces of greed, hatred and delusion. Learn to cultivate and sustain the benevolent forces of kindness, love , and harmony.
á á ášáąáťááťááášáááŻáᏠá ááášáá˝ááśáŻá¸áĄááźáášá¸áá˝áŹááášá¸ áá˝áááŤááášá áĄážááŽá¸ááŹá¸ááśáŻá¸á á ášááźá˛ááᯠáťáááłáášáááŻáášá á ášááášá¸áťááŽá¸ áĄáááŻáášáá°áááŻá áááŻáᏠáá˝ááśáŻá¸ááŹá¸áᲠá áĄáááááŹááášáťáá ášááŤááášá ááŽá á ášááźá˛ááᯠááášááášáąááźáá˛á áááŻáášáááŻáášááá˝áŹáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á áĄááşáášááąááŹáąááŹáášáá˛áˇ á ááášáĄááźáášá¸á áĄáŹá¸áąááźááᯠáĄááá ááááąááźáá˛á áááŻáášáááŻáášáĄáááŻáášáá°ááá˝áŹ áťáá ášááŤááášá áĄáááá˝áášáˇáááááąá áąááŹáášá¸áťááášáá˛áˇ áĄáąááźá¸áąááźáąááááźáášááŹáąá áááᯠááášá¸áááŻááᏠááááááĄáąááźá ááášáááşáášááźá˛áťááŹá¸áááąááźáá˝ááąááá˛áˇ áĄááášá¸ááśááŤá¸ááᯠááźáášáˇááášáˇ áąááŹáˇáąááşáŹáášá¸ááşáŹá¸áťáá ášáááᯠááášá¸áťáá ášááŤááášá
The battleground is also within us , and it is the chief duty of our heart that the greatest battle has to be fought and won.
This battle is not fought with weapons, but with mental awareness and mindfulness of all the negative forces within our minds. Awareness and mindfulness are the keys to unlock the door from which conflicts and strife as well as wholesome thoughts emerge.
á ááášáᏠáąááşá˝áŹášááźá˝áášááşáášá¸áąáťá ááááá˝áášáˇ ááášá¸áá˛ááŻááĄáąááŹáášáááᲠá áĄáąáťáááśáĄááášá¸áťáá ášáťáá ášááŤááášá ááááŹážááŽá¸áá˛áá˝áŹ áąááşá˝áŹášááźá˝áášááşáášá¸áąáťá ááááąááź áťáá ášáąááááŹááᯠᡠáĄááášá¸ááśáŻá¸ áá°áá ášáĽáŽá¸ááşáášá¸á áŽáᲠá á ááášáá˛áá˝áŹ áťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áá áąááşáŹášáá˝áźáášáá áťáá ášáąáááąááááŤááášá
The mind is the ultimate source of all happiness and misery.
For there to be happiness in the world, the mind of the individual must first be at peace and happy.
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Individual happiness is conducive to the happiness of the society, while the happiness of society means happiness to the nation.
It is on the happiness of nations that happiness and peace of the world are built.
ááááá¤áášá¸á áŹáąááźáĄá áĄá á ášáĄáá˝ááš áąáĄáŹáášáťááášááááᯠáááŻáášááášáąááŤááąááźáá˛á ááášáąááŹáˇáá˝áááá°á¸áááŻáᏠááášáá˝áŹá¸ááŤááášá ááááááĄáᲠᡠáąáĄáŹáášáťááášááááᯠáááá°áááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á ááąááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇ á ááášááśá áŹá¸ááşáášáᲠᡠáąááşá˝áŹášááźá˝áášááşáášá¸áąáťááˇáá ááášáąááŹáˇáá˝ áááááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á áááŻááĄáá° á áášá¸á ááášáĽá áĽáŹáąááź áááŻáááŻá áŻáąááŹáášá¸áááŻáášááśáŻáᲠᡠááŤáá˝áááŻááš áĄáŹááŹááŤááŤáąááźáá˝áááśáŻáá˛á áťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸ááááááŤáá°á¸á
From the lessons of life , it is clear that real victory is never gained by strife.
Success is never achieved by conflict. Happiness is never experienced through ill-felling.
Peace is never achieved by accumulating more wealth or gaining worldly power.
ááşáźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇáᲠá áĄááąážááŽá¸ááááᯠá áźáášááááášáťááášá¸á ááááŹáąááŹáážááŽá¸ááᯠáąáááąáŹáá˝áášáˇáá˝áĽášáąáᏠáĄáťááłáĄáá°áąááźáá˛á áá°ááŽáťááášá¸ááąááᏠáťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áąáḠááááŻáášááŤááášá áá˝ááśáŻá¸áĄááášáá˝áŹáááášá¸áąáĄáŹáášá¸áąááá˛áˇ áťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áąáá¸áᏠááášáááşáášáááš áĄáášáĄáŹá¸á áŻáąááźááᯠáąáĄáŹáášáťááášááŤááášá ááášá¸áᏠááşáášá¸ááşáášá¸ááŹááŹáąááááŻáášáááš ááşáźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇáᲠá á ááášááşáášá¸ááŹáąáá¸ááᯠáá°ááŽáááášá¸áááášá¸áąáá¸áťááŽá¸ áąááşá˝áŹášááźá˝áášááşáášá¸áąáťá áááá áąááşááášáąááŹáášáˇáá˛áááąááźáá˝áášáˇ ááááᯠáťááášáˇááášá¸áąáá¸ááŤááášá
Peace is gained by letting go of our selfishness and helping the world with acts of love.
Peace in the heart conquers all opposing forces. It also helps us maintain a healthy mind to live a rich and fulfill life of happiness and contentment.
ááŹá¸ááášááá á ááášááąááŹááŹá¸ááŽááźáášááá ážááášááŹááá ááşá ášááášááá áąá áááŹááŹá¸ááá áá°ááŽáááŻáášá¸ááášá¸áááá˛áˇáááŻááąáᏠáĄáťááłááąááŹáĄáášá¸áĄáŹá¸áąááźáá˝áášáˇ ááááŹážááŽá¸áá˛áá˝áŹ áĄá á ášáĄáá˝ááš áąááşáŹášááźáášááşáášá¸áąáťá ááááá˝áášáˇ áĄáá˝áášáĄáááš áťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áąáá¸áťáá ášáąááááŹáąáĄáŹááš ááášáąááŹáášážáááŤá ááŻáá
Let's build real happiness and true peace in the world with positive forces such understanding, harmony, kindness, love , benevolence.
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