think of Ramanuja's life become happier always

[Guest guest]

We all want to be happy, but something always gets in the way. There

is never enough time... or money. Somebody is always failing to do

what they are " supposed " to do... or not do. Our boss, our spouse,

our kids, our parents, our friends, government, big business,

whoever... " They " aren't doing it right. " They " failed us. We are

angry, and we have a right to be angry. But is that righteous anger

making us happy?

 

Happiness is not something anyone else can give us... or take away

from us. Happiness is what we make of our lives... or don't.

Whatever our circumstances, we can create a joyful life... or a

miserable life. It is up to us.

 

Here are my 7 Secrets for a Happy Life:

 

1. Have Self-Respect: If I don't love and respect myself, who will?

It all starts right here with ME. If I think that I'm a pretty good

person, it doesn't much matter what anyone else thinks. And the

irony is that once I like myself, most everyone else will like me

too. People enjoy being around people who speak well of themselves -

not in an arrogant boastful way, but with honest self-appreciation.

 

2. Forgive Everyone for Everything: Angry and happy don't mix. Flush

out the angry, and the happy has a place to put down roots. Until we

forgive everyone for everything, we hold on to anger and resentment.

Once we forgive, we can become happy. Forgiving is not a gift to

someone else - Forgiving is our gift to ourselves - a great gift -

the gift of happiness.

 

3. Be Grateful for All of Life: Each of us has been infinitely

blessed - beginning with the gift of life. Whatever may appear to be

missing or broken on any particular day, our glass is not half full,

it is 99.9% full. More practically, when we feel ungrateful, we

become unhappy. When we choose to feel and express our gratitude,

the act of feeling and speaking our thanks creates a happiness

within us. The more we express our gratitude, the more we have for

which to be grateful. Today and every day, take time to celebrate

life - whether an hour's meditation in a quiet natural space, or a

brief moment's conscious pause to breathe deeply and celebrate

gratitude for life.

 

4. Choose Happiness: Everything in life is a choice. There is never

anything we ever " need " to do. Every action and thought is a choice

and has consequences - pleasant or unpleasant. Whether you go to

work today, change jobs, smile at the bank teller, order fried fish,

yell at your kids, complain about life, hold a daily celebration of

gratitude for life - they are all choices. Happiness is a choice.

Stay alert and make conscious choices for happiness.

 

5. Begin at the End: You can never reach your destination if you

don't have a destination. Decide what accomplishments you want

recorded on your tombstone. Take a whole quiet day to consider your

life. Be very clear that your happiness does NOT depend on reaching

your goal. In fact, it's the reverse. Your happiness depends on

accepting whatever life throws at you while you walk the path toward

your goal. What is important for your happiness is having a goal,

and working toward it.

 

6. Start Today: Whatever you want in life, start today. Not

tomorrow - today. Let it be a small beginning - a tiny beginning.

Your happiness depends on starting today - every day.

 

7. Life is NOT " Supposed to be Fair " : Know that there is no single

way that life is " supposed " to be. Demanding that life meet our

expectations is a sure fire recipe for a miserable existence. Life

is a game with no rules. Life just happens to us regardless of our

best intentions. Our only path to happiness lies in being open to

receiving whatever life throws at us - with Gratitude. Have NO

Expectations of life

[Guest guest]

Dear Sriman Ramabadran Iyengar,

 

I am one such person who sharply reacts even if an iota of disrespect is

supsected against self.

 

But that is not right. Respect for fellow Vaishnavites irrespecive of others'

varNa and ASrama is much more important than self-respect. This is called

paraspara naichya bhAvam and is the bottomline of SVm. In plain words, every

Vaishnava should consider himself/herself to be inferior to every other

Vaishnava.

 

irAmAnuSan adiyEn

Vishnu

 

 

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Here are my 7 Secrets for a Happy Life:

 

1. Have Self-Respect: If I don't love and respect myself, who will?

It all starts right here with ME. If I think that I'm a pretty good

person, it doesn't much matter what anyone else thinks. And the

irony is that once I like myself, most everyone else will like me

too. People enjoy being around people who speak well of themselves -

not in an arrogant boastful way, but with honest self-appreciation.

 

 

 

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