If someone asked me about the basis of happiness this would be my answer. Start to develop happiness right now in the present life. It does not help to think that future will bring happiness. ALWAYS MAKE AN EFFORT TO BE IN THE STATE OF HAPPINESS. "How can you be happy in the middle of all this worries and troubles" someone may ask? This question shows that the thought of developing happiness has not matured in that person. If your thought has matured there has to be awareness to maintain happiness in any situation. Absence of awareness shows that the thought has not matured and lacks firmness and solid determination. It signifies that there is no deep knowledge of the subject and that it is still not accepted as a central theme of the life. If you decide to do this then there has to be awareness regarding happiness.
If we want to achieve happiness there must be awareness of happiness. When there is any loss,break or interruption in this happiness we will be awakened and warned about this interruption by this awareness. This awareness will prompt you to ask the question. Do you want to be happy or not? We want to be happy under any disturbing circumstances and it is not proper if we get disturbed. We must solve the problem without disturbing the happiness. Fundamental to all this is our firm decision to keep happiness.
Pujya Shree Mota
Joda - jod
Edition 1; pages 23 - 24.
If we want to achieve happiness there must be awareness of happiness. When there is any loss,break or interruption in this happiness we will be awakened and warned about this interruption by this awareness. This awareness will prompt you to ask the question. Do you want to be happy or not? We want to be happy under any disturbing circumstances and it is not proper if we get disturbed. We must solve the problem without disturbing the happiness. Fundamental to all this is our firm decision to keep happiness.
Pujya Shree Mota
Joda - jod
Edition 1; pages 23 - 24.
