Success in Life

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Where to Find Happiness

 

Everywhere in this universe, in one respect man's condition is the

same. No matter how vastly different he may be in the outer appearance

of his life, different countries, different races, different cultures,

different languages, different ways of living, eating, dressing, etc.,

he may be completely different in all of these aspects, but there is

one thing that is the same to all human individuals. And it is this

factor that binds them into a global unity. If analysed, it will be

discovered that all humanity is engaged ceaselessly, day after day,

from the cradle to the grave, only in trying to avoid painful

experiences and in trying to attain that which gives them happiness.

 

Yet, beloved seeker, let me ask you this one very important question.

Since the time of creation, is there one single individual who has

been born onto this earth who can stand up boldly and declare, " In my

life I have never experienced any sorrow or pain or suffering

whatsoever. My whole life has been a life full of joy, full of

happiness, full of bliss. " You will find that there is no even one

single individual on earth who has not hard at some time or another

some type of pain or suffering or grief or sorrow.

 

This is a world of pain and sorrow. With a few minutes thoughtful

reflection you will see that this is so. Many painful experiences are

brought about by natural forces beyond our control -- floods,

earthquakes, tidal waves, cyclones, fires, famines. Then there is

suffering brought about by other forms of life -- germs, microbes,

bacteria, viruses, insects, reptiles, animals. But by far the greatest

source of suffering is caused by man himself. It is suffering that is

caused by man himself. It is suffering that is self-created, that

arises within our own psychological self due to desire and attachment

for worldly objects -- love and hate, anger and passion, fear, worry,

tension, anxiety, jealousy, envy, greed, frustration, disappointment,

disillusionment, the sorrow of separation, bereavement, and all other

varieties of restlessness of mind due to our multitude of desires.

 

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