IN SEARCH OF HAPPINESS

Words of Spiritual Teachers

Happiness is a present attitude and not a future condition.

(Hugh Prather)

Happiness happens when your consciousness is not dominated by addictions and demands.

(Ken Keyes)

Happiness is appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens in everyday life. The natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness.

(Benjamine Hoff)

  

The moment I ceased to rely so desperately on others for my happiness, I found it in myself.

(Liv Ulman)

Wisdom, happiness, and courage are not waiting somewhere out beyond sight at the end of a straight line; they are part of a continuous cycle that begins right here. They are not only the ending, but the beginning as well.

(Benjamine Hoff)

The state of creativeness by itself brings happiness.

(J. Krishnamurti)

Do you want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you’ve got.

(Benjamine Hoff)

Real happiness does not exist because each and everything is so unstable.

(Buddha)

The brain doesn’t care if its stimulation is happy or sad, and once it receives that stimulation, it is unwilling to give it up easily. Change your negative thoughts and open your mind and heart to the joy of day to day life.

(Paul Pearsall)

There is no separation between sadness and happiness in life and we should not prefer one to the other. We should be able to live fully with both and hold both in our heart to experience balance and completeness. This is what is behind rituals and life is a ritual of mindfulness.

(Pema Chodron)

Be present enough to recognize happiness!

(Bernard De Koven)

Acknowledging the preciousness of each day is a good way to live, a good way to reconnect with our basic joy.

(Pema Chodron)

  

What do the sad people have in common?

It seems they have all

built a shrine to the past.

What is the beginning of happiness?

It is to stop doing that.

(Hafiz)

The secret of happiness is to observe and see all the marvels of the world, and never forget what is entrusted to you.

(Paulo Coelho)

There are five things we cannot change and we find happiness by embracing them:

·       Everything changes and ends

·       Things do not always go according to plan

·       Life is not always fair

·       Pain is part of life

·       People are not loving and loyal all the time

(David Richo)

Happiness is our natural state and it cannot be acquired. We don’t have to add anything in order to be happy but we’ve got to drop somethings which are the illusions, the cravings and the negative feelings that we have.

(Anthony De Mello)

INTENTIONAL LIFE

Every action in life is motivated by and begins with an intention. The important question is whether we are conscious of our intentions or life is just happening to us!

The facts are as follows:

Most people are simply unaware of their intentions behind what they think or what they do in day to day life, and as a result, they accumulate a collection of life experiences based on what happens to them without seeing the significance of their intentions.

When we think about doing something we are in fact following an intention which may be known or unknown to us but at the same time we should know that at that moment we are co-creating our own realities and we better be clear about our intentions.

To be able to live an intentional life we need to be aware of who we are, what do we really want and why we want that. If not, we will constantly find ourselves saying something but intending something else.

Any change begins with an intention because our intentions open us to new perceptions which consequently lead us to a new direction in life.

To live an intentional life means to be at peace within oneself and to lead a life which does not create animosity but it is full of kindness and generosity to all other beings. Our behaviors reflect our intentions which means “we say so”!

In an intentional life, there is no separation between us and other beings and we try to solve the problems of existence and not just our own personal problems. We choose the most positive thoughts and actions in each moment while remembering that we are the world and not just individuals.

Living an intentional life means that we listen to others without interpretation, we observe without judgment and we deal with what is at hand with compassion. The question to ask ourselves is – why am I thinking of doing this and what are my true intentions.

I would think that if the human beings were intentionally more careful in their lives we would not have caused all the atrocities in nature, in the environment and for many other beings on earth, the way that we have done so far.

Let us live an intentional life in 2017 and onward hoping to create better realities for ourselves and for all other beings.