Happiness is not a goal, is a journey.
Happiness is not tomorrow, now.
Happiness is not an addiction, is a decision.
Happiness is what we are, what you have.
There is no better place than an airport for the current state of mankind to observe. You can just sit back and watch in amazement as the world plunges into the past been madness. People seem to themselves or to speak with the voices in his head, when suddenly realizehave a little gadget to their ear. Others are desperate to write the words on small keyboards, manic in some strange way. This strange behavior of attraction sends you to seek the relative calm of the "library". Check the shelves only hordes of self-help books that tell you to have the answer to make you rich, thin, beautiful, happy and attract the perfect lover to find! They move to the magazines full handsome, rich, thin people with their perfectLovers, but I'm happy?
According to the University of Illinois psychologist Edward Diener, will make you rich not happy. He should know, has studied what makes people happy for more than 25 years. One of his most convincing results that the United States, ranks in spite of a higher purchasing power, behind countries such as Ireland, Canada and Switzerland in the satisfaction with life of its citizens. Diener says it needs a period of peoples are met, an increase in incomelittle, if any, impact on their sense of well being. We have learned to look for happiness outside of ourselves and think that if we get the right house, the right partner, the right job, and the right half of the body, we were really happy. We spend almost all our time to meet our external world and try to make it conform to our wishes. We surround ourselves with people and things we think, that we feel safe, secure, or stimulated, but still eludes us luck.
And what goodAppearance and success? Ask yourself how many of these beautiful people we see in these magazines are happy. Once her fading youth, he began his only friend, the plastic surgeon to rush things. Beautiful people, the books written about his happy and successful suddenly collapse under the weight of the reality of aging and disappointed all of us under the knife.
The key to satisfaction
Modern science is working to unravel the secrets of satisfaction and happiness.Martin Seligman, PhD, founder and director of the Center for Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Authentic Happiness, says that the key to happiness can be found in our inner qualities and strengths of character, does not appear in external events. Search Seligman describes and classifies the 24 strengths of character that people prosper, to love, even creativity, curiosity, courage, kindness, gratitude, hope, joy and the ability to do and to be loved. As positivePsychologists speak of happiness, what they mean is, a feeling of deep satisfaction and peace of mind. So after all these investigations, it turns out that happiness is more strongly associated with the inner qualities rather than objects or things. This is something new yogis thousands of years old. Have informed us that happiness is derived from material objects would never permanent. It is only because we have our project itself to the material things that we liked to enjoy, it seems, even ifAnd 'volatile. Continue to inform us that are lucky to have greater intelligence and consciousness, which is connected to the animated body, mind and intelligence.
In the Bhagavad-Gita (sacred text of Hindu philosophy), describes the mind as turbulent and obstinate. He describes the body as a machine, five horses represent the five senses (tongue, eyes, nose, ears and skin). The reins symbolizes the spirit, intelligence is the driver, while the passenger is the true self. If the driver canthe reins of the five senses (horses) will be galloping out of control. And 'our way that have ravenous appetites, and with us in a traditional way of life that makes us unhappy. If I have this cake will make me happy. When I diet and look good then I will be happy. When I drive an expensive car then I will be happy. Do not listen to go deep inside and think about what makes me really happy? In a long walk through the countryside, volunteering your time for the homeless or spendingTime with your children. All these things connect us with an inner feeling that the ability to love and be loved. The old man in all philosophies is the heart of happiness.
Ayurveda, the mind and happiness
The average human mind is constantly fluctuating, sometimes angry, sometimes affectionate, sometimes restless, sometimes calm and silent, sometimes alert and awake, tired and confused at times. This is because the mind is influenced by stimuli that surround us: to eat,Impressions taken from television, video games, loud sounds, soft music or a beautiful landscape. Ayurveda sees these stimuli with a predominant guna or quality, and consequently affect the mind. The Gunas have their unique qualities, and everything in the cosmos is a mixture of these qualities. There are three (tri) Gunas, Sattva (mode of goodness), rajas (passion) and Tamas (ignorance of fashion) that relate to the individual conscience. This can notdirectly perceived by our senses because of their subtle nature. Their presence can be known only indirectly, through observation of their properties in their products developed. It 'important to know how the presence of electricity in a lamp indirectly by the sight of their expression in the bulb.
Our happiness or unhappiness initially begins in the mind, which is why the state of our mind has such an important role in our overall health and, ultimately, as a "feel". Because our experienceWorld through our senses and our mind reacts to stimuli, Ayurveda has classified these stimuli in three sources.
The first is with the thoughts, the touch depending on the type of things we choose to see, hear, etc. do, and the third is what we eat and drink. All these things are ultimately controlled by our thoughts, which are influenced by the gunas.
The properties of the Gunas:
Sattva is the kind of pleasure, it's easy (not difficult), lively and light, with thePower to enlighten or to show things. The different types of shows we feel joy, joy, contentment, satisfaction, happiness, luck, etc., are derived from various sources that Sattva is in each of them, and in our minds. The presence of the Sattva be vigilant causes our minds consciously, knowing peaceful, compassionate, peaceful, nonviolent, and forgiveness in a position towards the unknown. Every time we learn something, is the revelation that knowledge because of the presence of Sattva inour mind. The essence of Sattva makes it impossible to be more stimulated in a negative way. The mind is influenced primarily by the quality associated sattvic met, for his sterling creative source. Nutritious foods sattvic as ghee, fresh fruits and vegetables, wholemeal bread, honey, nuts and seeds, body and spirit.
Rajas causes movement, activity and stimulation. Wherever any activity or movement is present rajas. TooRaja also create mental stimulation and pain and suffering. Show anger, greed, arrogance, arrogance, boastfulness, the tendency to dominate others, the presence of excessive rajas in our heads. Rajasic over-stimulation can come from too much work, just listen to too much violence on television, provoking loud music, eating hot spicy foods, sugar and caffeine-containing beverages. Rajas too much influence both health and happiness.
The properties of tamas are veryOpposite of those of sattva and rajas. Overstimulation causes and severity of knowledge hindered by ignorance. Tamas induced stupor, confusion and pain. It causes the darkness, brings laziness, passivity, lethargy, apathy, listlessness and depression. Eating too much, take the food scraps old or frozen dinners to eat meat, too much alcohol, smoking or drugs, creating an imbalance. Sleeping too much or not enough exercise is too boringMind. We become depressed and desperate. Our mind is lost in negative thoughts with devastating effects.
Master of our happiness
By understanding the properties of the Gunas, identifying sources of happiness in our lives and make a conscious effort to optimize expected, most of us is able to increase our average satisfaction. So who is the master of our happiness? And 'the multi-million dollar self-help and motivational industry and media,offering numerous ways for our lives happier? Maybe it's multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry with their new happy pill? Or it could be that expensive new methods to get rid of wrinkles?
"Who decides if you should be happy The answer - DO!
