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Happiness, Peace and Bliss are three words that we mistakenly interchange and use without know the meaning of it. Bliss is “Ananda” which is our true nature and is never got from outside us. It is a light always present within and we have to be aware of it to experience it. No external situations or circumstances can dim the light which shines from within. No one not even a person who is depressed in life can lose it luminosity. That light is present irrespective of whether a person is rich or poor, healthy or sick, educated or illiterate. When it is universally present in all of us there is no need to feel elite and name ourselves and point out that we are in bliss.
Peace of mind is a state of mental and emotional calmness which is experienced when there are no worries, fears or stress. It is called “Nemmadi” in Kannada in this state our mind is quiet and tranquil. Such peaceful moments are not so rare. Every individual has experienced this state when engaged in some kind of an absorbing or interesting activity. It’s a sort of mental numbness forgetting our work and day-to-day-life chaos.
Happiness is “Santosha” and is derived from inner satisfaction can be in terms of a task done. While some argue that happiness can be achieved from money, some disagree that money cannot provide happiness. Most easy way to explain any view is by citing an example: If a teenage son is asking for a motorbike as a present for doing well in exam, the father needs to have enough stuff to buy him. When the bike is brought the kid is happy and in turn so is the father.
Once a person argues with his father that money can bring happiness and says he can prove it. He takes his father to a nearby park, asks him to sit on a park bench and watch what he does. The person walks to a balloon vendor and gives him a Rs.1000 currency note telling him that he was sent by “God” to give him that money. The balloon vendor was happy to accept it without batting an eyelid, he had to pay the rent that evening. Next was the sugar candy man and then the ice-cream vendor, florist and finally the cobbler who sat outside the park.
The person told his father sitting on the bench and watching him that his Rs.5000 has made all those five people happy. The father agreed to his son that the five crispy notes had indeed brought happiness. But, not for those who had taken them as they would be back to square one the next day. It had indeed brought happiness to himself, he told his son that he could see happiness on his face as he had offered some sort of financial help to five people that day.
Yes, Money brings Happiness not when obtained or spent but when given……. Do you agree????
Happiness, Peace and Bliss are three words that we mistakenly interchange and use without know the meaning of it. Bliss is “Ananda” which is our true nature and is never got from outside us. It is a light always present within and we have to be aware of it to experience it. No external situations or circumstances can dim the light which shines from within. No one not even a person who is depressed in life can lose it luminosity. That light is present irrespective of whether a person is rich or poor, healthy or sick, educated or illiterate. When it is universally present in all of us there is no need to feel elite and name ourselves and point out that we are in bliss.
Peace of mind is a state of mental and emotional calmness which is experienced when there are no worries, fears or stress. It is called “Nemmadi” in Kannada in this state our mind is quiet and tranquil. Such peaceful moments are not so rare. Every individual has experienced this state when engaged in some kind of an absorbing or interesting activity. It’s a sort of mental numbness forgetting our work and day-to-day-life chaos.
Happiness is “Santosha” and is derived from inner satisfaction can be in terms of a task done. While some argue that happiness can be achieved from money, some disagree that money cannot provide happiness. Most easy way to explain any view is by citing an example: If a teenage son is asking for a motorbike as a present for doing well in exam, the father needs to have enough stuff to buy him. When the bike is brought the kid is happy and in turn so is the father.
Once a person argues with his father that money can bring happiness and says he can prove it. He takes his father to a nearby park, asks him to sit on a park bench and watch what he does. The person walks to a balloon vendor and gives him a Rs.1000 currency note telling him that he was sent by “God” to give him that money. The balloon vendor was happy to accept it without batting an eyelid, he had to pay the rent that evening. Next was the sugar candy man and then the ice-cream vendor, florist and finally the cobbler who sat outside the park.
The person told his father sitting on the bench and watching him that his Rs.5000 has made all those five people happy. The father agreed to his son that the five crispy notes had indeed brought happiness. But, not for those who had taken them as they would be back to square one the next day. It had indeed brought happiness to himself, he told his son that he could see happiness on his face as he had offered some sort of financial help to five people that day.
Yes, Money brings Happiness not when obtained or spent but when given……. Do you agree????
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