What is it that everyone is seeking? Happiness with no sorrow. A continuous happiness with no taint whatsoever of sorrow.~Lester Levenson
Happiness is our basic nature.
We rarely find it because we are not in touch with our basic nature. Instead we look for happiness everywhere where it doesn't exist.
The world equates happiness with fulfilling a desire. Yet every goak achieved and every possession finally owned is a fleeting pleasure.
I do appreciate what I have. Yes, I am grateful for it. However, satisfaction and pleasure are not the same as happiness.
Again, one can be loved, even adored, and still not be happy. People, for example, considered Elvis Presley adorable. He was beautiful, talented, and kind-hearted. Yet, he, himself, was not happy.
What, then, is happiness?
Everybody craves it, but few enjoy it. And those that do enjoy it, do so only fleetingly. Seasons pass and what was once considered a source of endless delight fades in its glory.
The closest we can get to happiness is through love. Loving stimulates happiness.
This happiness arises when we give love. It arises because love, too, is our basic nature.
Thus, when we love, we are happy; and we are happy because we are being ourselves, expressing our true nature.
Happiness is our basic nature.
We rarely find it because we are not in touch with our basic nature. Instead we look for happiness everywhere where it doesn't exist.
The world equates happiness with fulfilling a desire. Yet every goak achieved and every possession finally owned is a fleeting pleasure.
I do appreciate what I have. Yes, I am grateful for it. However, satisfaction and pleasure are not the same as happiness.
Again, one can be loved, even adored, and still not be happy. People, for example, considered Elvis Presley adorable. He was beautiful, talented, and kind-hearted. Yet, he, himself, was not happy.
What, then, is happiness?
Everybody craves it, but few enjoy it. And those that do enjoy it, do so only fleetingly. Seasons pass and what was once considered a source of endless delight fades in its glory.
The closest we can get to happiness is through love. Loving stimulates happiness.
This happiness arises when we give love. It arises because love, too, is our basic nature.
Thus, when we love, we are happy; and we are happy because we are being ourselves, expressing our true nature.
What does it mean to 'give love'? It means sharing with the world our energy- our interests, our conversation, our passions, etc. Love is our creative contribution to the world and to other people.
Our true nature is happiness. This is the quality of Soul In fact, soul, in its primal aspect, is a consciousness that is blissful, wise, and powerful beyond measure.
However, we seldom experience our true nature and seldom get in touch with our souls because the limitations of thought shadow the soul the way clouds hide the sun.
It is the task of every person to discover their own soul. This quest is fulfilled through spiritual practices and making decisions that raise your energies, on a day by day basis..
As we shed our illusions about the nature of the world and our relationship to it, we become more aware of our own luminosity and ability to enjoy 'that which is.".
When we give, love, and share, we touch upon the majesty of our soul. We bring it out into the world. We slip out from behind the veil of mind and show our true selves.
Our true nature is happiness. This is the quality of Soul In fact, soul, in its primal aspect, is a consciousness that is blissful, wise, and powerful beyond measure.
However, we seldom experience our true nature and seldom get in touch with our souls because the limitations of thought shadow the soul the way clouds hide the sun.
It is the task of every person to discover their own soul. This quest is fulfilled through spiritual practices and making decisions that raise your energies, on a day by day basis..
As we shed our illusions about the nature of the world and our relationship to it, we become more aware of our own luminosity and ability to enjoy 'that which is.".
When we give, love, and share, we touch upon the majesty of our soul. We bring it out into the world. We slip out from behind the veil of mind and show our true selves.
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