There are millions of desires in our minds. They attack us every day, every minute. If we look deep into ourselves, we find that we constantly want something. In the modern sense, the essence of happiness is when our desires are fulfilled.
But is it possible to fulfill all desires? If not, then will there be happiness? What do you need to do to find it? How does it feel to be happy? Where to look for the keys to happiness? Is it true that everyone has happiness?
These questions plague billions of people. But they are not that difficult. If we rely on the fundamental laws of this world, laws that have worked and will work everywhere and always, of which there are no exceptions that are applicable to absolutely all situations in life, then we will certainly find the answers.
ESSENCE OF HAPPINESS FOR MODERN PEOPLE
In our time, the level of a person's happiness depends on the amount of money, the size of the apartment, the presence of a car, the compatibility of the spouse, and much more. The principle is this: if I have a lot, I am happy, if I have little, then no.
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But even in the ideal case, we will not always only acquire. This is how life works. We will also lose, sometimes we will lose a lot, it will be painful, insulting. Then gain again and lose again. There will be no happiness there. We went through this.
What is the reason for this cycle of material happiness? The answer is that when a person is doing well, he kind of relaxes, the ability to distinguish the necessary from the unnecessary is lost, the mind and will weakens; man becomes dependent on sensual pleasures. As a result, the life situation begins to deteriorate, relations with loved ones deteriorate, and money leaves.
And, on the contrary, when something does not suit in life, a person gathers his thoughts, discards the unnecessary and begins to act. The situation is gradually improving, the person achieves some results, gets out of the hole and … relaxes again. And so it is repeated from time to time.
THE TRUE ESSENCE OF HAPPINESS
How can one become happy in such a changing environment?
The secret of happiness is in the way of thinking, in our habits. Let's analyze this moment in more detail.
First, answer the question, what are we taught throughout life? What kind of education do we get at school, at the institute? Mathematics, physics, literature are very important, but what lies behind the many different subjects and disciplines?
If you describe the essence of today's education in one word, then this word is “take”. No matter what university, no matter what school we study, no matter what diplomas we have, the meaning does not change. We are taught to take, take for ourselves and more, take from others. For us, quantity is more important than quality. If we do something, then only in order to have something in the end.
But according to the rules of this world, we must not only take, but also give. We are no longer taught this, such habits are not cultivated in us. Without this, any education will be incomplete.
If we do not consciously give, then it leaves us by itself. This is one of the fundamental laws and cannot be circumvented. As they say, the law cannot be broken, but it can be broken about it. And we crash. Constantly.
We are ready to do anything just not to give: save, hide, deceive. This behavior forms certain character traits, such as envy, anger, greed; fear appears.
The paradox is that if we accumulate our fortune by cultivating envy and greed, then the state may disappear, but envy and greed will remain. It will be difficult to live with them, it will be difficult to build and maintain trusting, open relationships, it will be difficult to be satisfied.
By developing inferior qualities in ourselves, we slowly destroy our lives. Even if we manage to save something, we will still lose only somewhere else. One way or another, you have to give, you cannot get away from it. But how do you do it to be happy? How to give in order to have prosperity and harmony in life?
HAPPINESS IN HUMAN HANDS
You need to establish peace in your heart. There is no happiness without peace. Someone will say: "What kind of peace can we talk about if there are only deceivers around, if everything is saturated with envy and hatred?"
But, think, who maintains such an order?
We. We also want to take and not give anything in return, at our level we agree with this philosophy. If we do something for ourselves without thinking about others, it is normal; if others do so, it is unacceptable.
In the modern world, we love to look beautiful, we love to present ourselves effectively. This is external energy, it is determined by the space or amount (money, respect, fame) that we need to be happy. But in terms of space, happiness is not described, because human needs are unlimited. Agree, no matter how much and what we have, we will always want more and more. Therefore, this is just an illusion of happiness, in this situation it is unattainable.
This is a very important point, there is absolutely clear logic here that most people do not notice. Happiness is not quantity, but quality.
Everyone has happiness. Man is an immensely rich being, he has many energies at his disposal. But we do not see this, because we do not have such an education. We lose the essence of happiness and years of life in the race for unnecessary things, we think that we are missing something when others have it. This is an illusion. We need to experience qualitative happiness, not quantitative happiness.
The logical question is where to look for it, and what is this quality? Quality happiness is always a contact with the beauty of this world: the beauty of nature, the beauty of relationships, the beauty of creativity. At the same time, when we see something extraordinarily beautiful, we want to show it to others, how to share it. Therefore, the essence of happiness is not only seeing, but also sharing.
These are two principles of a happy life - seeing and sharing happiness, they are equally important.
If we do not have contact with the energy of happiness, it is invisible to us, then we will give what we are in contact with. A person cannot give anything to anyone. Even if he is an absolute introvert, he will still, wherever he is, give his mood and philosophy to the world. Therefore, when we have no connection with the source of happiness, we do not see or feel it, automatically we spread only dissatisfaction around.
If we feel happiness, but save it for ourselves, then, in essence, everything that we have has neither beauty, nor harmony, nor meaning. Because, as mentioned above, this leads to the development of ignorant qualities of character, as a result, to defeat in life.
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We need to learn and see and give. Such a way of thinking, the development of such a mind to do this, is a higher education for a person.
THE SECRET FORMULA OF HAPPINESS
In theory, more or less clear. But in practice, the question inevitably arises: "What to do?"
There are aspects of life, by tuning which, we can feel positive changes in life. It:
1. Food;
2. Sleep;
3. Rest;
4. Work.
If you adjust the first and second aspects, then stress, irritation, depression, etc. will go away.
It seems that everything is clear here. Everyone knows how to eat and sleep. But in fact, this is not entirely true. Or even not at all.
In the overwhelming majority of cases, we do not know what exactly we are eating, and how it will affect our body at a given time. A similar situation with sleep patterns: we have no idea what the consequences of not getting enough sleep or sleeping at the wrong time. Surely, everyone knows that the best moments to go to bed are between 20-00 and 21-00. Do many people do this? The answer is obvious.
If we adjust the third and fourth aspects, then we will reveal our talents. We will not have a routine in life, we will use our full potential. We will truly enjoy life and delight those around us.
As soon as we start to change these four aspects, the result will be visible immediately. Because the quality of our life will change. It's like going out of a stuffy room into the street.
But how do you start to change? This is an intractable question for many philosophies, because there is no clear connection between theory and practice.
We come to the key point of the entire article. Yoga will help you change your life for the better. Yoga is translated as connection. The connection between man and the world, the connection with happiness.
Yoga is neither religion, nor philosophy, nor gymnastics. This is the knowledge of one's nature and its application in accordance with the laws of the world. It's about making contact with the energy of happiness.
Yoga starts with the simplest things. We must start giving from the heart. It doesn't have to be big, heavy or expensive. It can be a postcard, a good word, a smile, or just a kind thought.
As soon as we start doing this, we will find in ourselves pure energies, such as gratitude, selflessness. Over time, this will manifest itself directly in our lives in the form of clean relationships and clean health. We will become more and more happy with little things, optimism and desire to live will awaken in us.
We will finally find ourselves! And what a happiness it is to be yourself!
Otherwise, when we are associated with opposite values, the opposite will be true. A little bit of irritation, a little bit of criticism, then more and more, more and more. And then - an explosion, and even small insults cannot be forgiven, and there is no strength for anything.
In recent years, the statistics of suicides, especially among children, have been disturbing. And why? Because here you are a little bit unnecessary, there you are a little interfering, here shut up, move away there. So everywhere, it would seem, a little, and at the end - a disaster.
But you can do it differently, smile here, hug there, keep silent here, cheer up there. Every day a little bit of happiness, more and more, more and more, more and more. And then suddenly comes the understanding that there is an ocean of happiness around, there is a belief in higher values, and bad thoughts no longer take root. Anything bad is seen as a lesson, not a punishment. The essence of happiness reveals itself.
This is yoga and the essence of happiness. The habit of doing good things. The principle, as in gymnastic yoga - if every day you get up in the same position, even if at first nothing works, and no matter what you continue, then success is guaranteed in the end.
It really works. Please do not take this article as any kind of speculation or reflection. This is a completely practical guide. Happiness is within a person. It's a way of life. Lifestyle is a habit. The habit can be developed.
THE MAIN SOURCE OF HAPPINESS
Most of us agree that we need to live this way, that it is very similar to a happy life. But the thing is that we cannot do this, we are used to it in a different way, we are used to living in misfortune - getting up late, criticizing, swearing, there is something horrible.
How can we go from one state to another? How to turn into a person who gives happiness?
Perhaps this is the most difficult part of the whole process. The secret is to start controlling your mind.
Mind control is the center of yoga. You need to constantly look for a connection with the sources of happiness. Bad thoughts and desires must be plucked out like weeds. Our mind should be happy, content with what it is. We must value what we have.
Anywhere you can live in happiness, we just need to love the life in which we are. Right here and now. This is real yoga. This requires enormous forces, but the result is also grandiose, happiness is not cheap.
Love is great happiness. If we love life, then we love our loved ones; friends; work; the place we live in. This means that we are connected with them, we all have one common reality.
If the realities are different, then we have nothing to even talk about, all communication is superficial, we have nothing to share. We come home, but there is no happiness, there is emptiness inside, as a result, we hang on TV, phone, tablet in order to somehow fill this emptiness.
The key to change is mind control. With its help, we must awaken in ourselves the values of a happy life. Now they are not awakened, and it seems to us that they are not. But once you start doing the right thing, a lot will change. Energy will appear, enthusiasm, joy. These are not fairy tales, this is not a matter of faith. We will just feel the change.
Until a person comes into contact with happiness, he will never believe that this process works, which is why yoga begins with the simplest things. We should experience happiness, even in minimal amounts. He will give us the strength to continue, will not allow us to return to complete ignorance.
WHERE DOES HAPPINESS COME FROM?
As stated, yoga is our connection to a happy life. Now we must find out what kind of a happy life is, where are the keys to happiness hidden?
No one will argue that happiness is love, unconditional and selfless; it is a close trusting relationship; it is calmness and serenity. And gratitude as a consequence of all this.
These are the things that we should practice. A little bit every day. These are our sources, and the sources are bottomless. There is a lot of happiness in the world, its oceans are around, we just constantly pass them by. You can stand as long as you like in the shade and wonder why the sun does not hit us. And you can get out of the shadows.
Everything already exists, happiness is already around us. We only need to gradually assimilate the culture of pure life, and miracles will begin to happen to us. You need to learn to give, and unselfishly and the best.
Imagine, we will come home and open our hearts, we will speak and listen, we will share our innermost things. This is the deepest happiness of life.
At work, we will also invest in our work. But not like donkeys, which are ready to walk hundreds of miles for a bundle of grass. We will invest love, commitment and faith. This will be a completely different quality of labor. In this case, we are guaranteed wealth, prosperity and success.
Contact with the sources of happiness is the result of our practice. The practice is to find and strengthen the connection with happiness; this is an activity at the internal level - control of thoughts and desires, development of the mind; and on the outside - our actions.
These levels are closely related, as soon as we start working on ourselves, it becomes easier for us to make the right decisions in outer life. The further, the more desire to do something good appears, fearlessness, determination and inspiration arise. We begin to wake up with enthusiasm and fall asleep in anticipation of a new day.
But often we have neither desire nor inspiration. Therefore, every morning, to go to work, we first take dope in the form of coffee or a cigarette, we need to sort of disconnect from everything, at least for a minute. For days on end, we come into contact with the culture of consumption and automatically absorb its values - envy, greed, selfishness.
Now our task is to look for points of contact with the highest values, such as gratitude, love, fearlessness, patience. Thinking about them and embodying them in life, we will gradually cleanse our hearts, and real happiness will surely come to us.
Moreover, this state should not depend in any way on external factors. We remember that the essence of happiness is quality, not quantity, it is not determined by the number of losses or gains. Happiness depends only on the way of thinking, on our habits and desires.
ESSENCE OF HAPPINESS. TOTAL
The universe is a great order, everything is regulated in it. And in order to achieve happiness, success, harmony and prosperity, you need to follow certain laws, adjust your life to them. It is very difficult, we will be constantly thrown back, but there is no other way. We must develop the highest qualities in ourselves, change the way of life, get positive experiences and move forward.
The keys to happiness are in our hands, no one prevents us from trying to live like this, except ourselves. Taking the first step is the most difficult thing, there are always a million doubts and prejudices. But, looking through them, you can see that there are no losses along the way. If we take even one small step, it is already a victory.
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PS May every day be filled with happiness!
