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Gurudev, we can be happy when the people and the situations around us are pleasant. But how can we maintain our happiness when they become unpleasant?
Just look back at your life and see – how many times has this happened with you in the past. How many times have you been troubled and distressed by a person, an object, or a situation? And despite that you are still whole right now, total and com ... -
Gurudev, are you happy?
How do I look? Do I look happy? I’m very happy that you are all here. You have traveled from so far away; took so much trouble to come here, how can I not be happy? You have all come from all over the world, spending so many hours on the flight. I ... -
Are you happy with The World Culture Festival?
See, I am happiness, nothing need make me happy. I don’t have to derive happiness from any event. I am happy and the event happened very well, and it has become the talk of the town; the talk of the world, in fact! Everywhere people are ... -
Gurudev, the senses are limited yet our desire to enjoy is unlimited. Please speak on this.
This is the problem! The capacity of the senses to enjoy is limited but the desire in the mind is unlimited. This discrepancy between wanting to enjoy and the ability to enjoy causes all sorts of ailments.Bulimia is one such ailment. Bulimia is on ... -
The 10 Steps To Happiness
How to be Happy in Life: Here are the steps to follow to stay happy in life. 1 Reduce Your Needs & Increase Your Responsibilities If you sit and make a note of all your responsibilities and all your needs, and if you find that your needs are more than ... -
Having Faith Can Make you Happy!
What you need to remember at all times is this, ' There is someone who loves me very dearly, and is taking care of me at all times. He cannot be without me and He is all capable of removing any lack that I have '. Knowing this brings such joy to ... -
The 3 Things That Stop You From Being Happy
Every child is nothing but a bundle of joy, but as we grow up, somewhere, we lose that joy. A child smiles 400 times a day. When a child grows up and becomes an adolescent, he smiles only 17 times a day, and when he becomes an adult, he smiles occasionall ... -
Happiness Is Your Very Nature
Peace and happiness is what we are made up of! So the real quest for happiness is actually the quest towards Our Own Inner Self If you turn your mind inward a little bit, and just observe what is happening inside you, you will always be happy. Unhappine ... -
Gurudev, what is the secret to happiness?
The secret to happiness is in being without desires, and in focusing on how you can serve others. The more you serve, the more happiness you will get.Having this feeling, 'I don't want anything for myself, I am contented', bring happiness. An ... -
Gurudev, is it practically possible to be ever smiling and happy in life you? What is your trade secret? I promise I’ll never compete with you.
I want competition! I want everybody to compete with me! I don’t want that promise from you at all. In fact, you should tell me that you will always compete with me. There is an ancient saying, 'Shishyat icchet parajayam’, a teacher always wishes ...
