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July 31, 2019 - June 8, 2020
It is, finally, the joy of moving toward inner freedom and the loving-kindness that radiates toward others.
contentment, isn’t happiness the goal of all goals? Aristotle called it the only goal “we always choose for its own sake and never as a means to something else.”
“May every moment of my life and of the lives of others be one of wisdom, flourishing, and inner peace!”
Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity; it is a state of being, a profound emotional balance struck by a subtle understanding of how the mind functions. While ordinary pleasures are produced by contact with pleasant objects and end when that contact is broken, sukha — lasting well-being — is felt so long as we remain in harmony with our inner nature.
This to me is a foundation stone or starting point for happiness. Understand and get this right for your life journey.
André Comte-Sponville: “The wise man has nothing left to expect or to hope for. Because he is entirely happy, he needs nothing. Because he needs nothing, he is entirely happy.”
What can you add to this? I would guess nothing.
They lingered like a scent in the day’s activities
Just a very nice phrase.
demographer Luca Cavalli-Sforza and his son Francesco so eloquently put it: Our inner freedom knows no limits other than those we impose on it or allow to be imposed on it. And that freedom also holds great power. It can transform an individual, allow him to nurture all his capacities and to live every moment of his life in utter fulfillment. When individuals change by bringing their consciousness to maturity, the world changes too, because the world is made up of
Another great building block.
Recognize suffering, Eliminate its source, End it By practicing the path.
he who knows only the surface and is unaware of the depths is lost when he is buffeted by the waves of suffering.
understanding leads to a new appreciation of life’s priorities and a surge of energy that
HAPPINESS AND LONGEVITY D. Danner and his colleagues studied the longevity of a group of 178 Catholic nuns born in the early twentieth century.19 They lived in the same convent and taught at the same school in Milwaukee. Their case is particularly interesting because the outward circumstances of their lives were remarkably similar: the same daily routines, same diet, no tobacco or alcohol, same social and financial status, and, lastly, same access to medical care. These factors eliminated many variables caused by environmental conditions.
The happiest man is he who has no trace of malice in his soul. PLATO
The truly humble man never knows that he is humble.”1
“Few people are wise enough to prefer useful criticism to treacherous praise,” wrote La Rochefoucauld,
Me to.
“How marvelous human society would be if everyone added his own wood to the fire instead of crying over the ashes!”6
