Happiness is a state of mind

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Deepak Chopra, writes that one needs to study Dharma. The word sounded familiar but, the definition had escaped this mind. http://aboutdharma.org/ states that “Dharma” means “protection”. By practising Buddha’s teachings we protect our self from suffering and problems. All the problems we experience during daily life originate in ignorance, and the method for eliminating ignorance is to practice Dharma by finding happiness within. Inner peace.


"It is time we sought happiness from a different source. Happiness is a state of mind, so the real source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions. If our mind is pure and peaceful we shall be happy, regardless of our external circumstances, but if it is impure and unpeaceful we can never be truly happy, no matter how hard we try to change our external conditions. We could change our home or our partner countless times, but until we change our restless, discontented mind we shall never find true happiness."


Today, find time to reflect quietly and feel your true happiness. You deserve it.

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Bob Decker said…
And this is so true. My teacher, Dick Sutphen, is fond of saying that we are beings of unconditional light and love, but it's buried under delusional fear based thinking. When we strip away the fear we can be what we really are: spiritual beings having a human experience.
April 11, 2008 at 10:56 PM
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