Indian Spiritual Science

Happiness does not lie beyond yourself. You are the embodiment of happiness as the source lies deep within ourselves. This is the ParamAtma. No object, person or event is capable of giving you happiness. This might not seem to be true, but you think for yourself. When we are sad internally, then the object we loved, or the person we admired no more seem to be pleasurable. They do not give us any kind of happiness. If we are happy, only then the outside world is happy. This is because, it is our happiness that reflects on the world outside. So, the objects, people, events do not give us happiness of any sort. They are just objects on which our happiness is reflected. Due to our limited understanding we often mistake the object and not self as the source of Happiness.  We are happiness because of which the outside world seems happy.  But the world has no potency to become joyful or sorrowful and hence cannot be the cause of joy or sorrow to any living being.

This is the state of awakening. These words are from the vocabulary of the newly awakened beings. A material man is unconscious of the fact that he does not live but he is a slave to life. He has not capable of living life in any manner and thus chooses to be a slave. Here slave has great significance as it depicts the depth of ignorance of man. Man feels many things but it is all bound to the factor life. He is able to feel everything that he feels because he lives life in a particular way. For example: A man feels happy when he watches a movie or when he goes round with his friend. Thought why ? Because man has locked himself in wrong definitions of happiness. The words given above is on the contrary, the words of an evolved man. This man has suddenly been struck with the realization of how horribly he has been living life. He realizes his slavery and is intelligent enough to conclude that this is not the authentic way of living life. There is something more to life. Becau...

Expectation bears its foundation on the ruin of focus/ Awareness. When man expects it is a sign of sheer foolishness.  Simply because, it is an imagination. Happiness, which we want to experience in the real world can come through expectation??? Do you think so??? No. Expectation is a crime as it involves the vital energy, capable of generating happiness in unfruitful activities. Let us understand this step by step. When we expect, we require energy to draw/imagine  circumstances and consequences and then imagine them in an emphatic manner. This requires a great amount of energy. But have you noticed, after expecting the result of an unknown event we tend to grow sadder! This is because the mind can only expect good if it has churned enough to think about the wildest consequences that can ever take place. Only when we have thought bad about something do we expect good for it. If we had never bothered to give an unseen situation the thought we give today, we woul...

This is very much true. Joy is like the sunrise, which is our destination but finding the cliff is an arduous task! That is the reason we take up different routes, by asking many people with different suggestions and knowledge about joy. Many people misinterpret joy as pleasure. This was discussed in detail in PART 1 of this series. Taking the route suggested by the second category of people, we try finding the cliff, in ENGAGEMENT. We then participate in engaging activities to keep our senses occupied. This leads to productivity opening the doorways of creativity. It is quite a dense spectrum of life and thus quite difficult for many of us to realize THAT: Engagement too, is short lived. Yes!!! It is harsh to hear, that engagement does not equate to joy, it is not the cliff from where the sunrise can be seen to its fullest! However, we can draw the following conclusions: Engagement unlike pleasure is more impactful.  It is more engaging and its effect is not mere happine...

Joy is our nature. However, we do not experience it. But there are times we do! Have you observed deep enough when and why! Happiness as defined by modern Psychology can be equated to Pleasure, Engagement and Meaning. They can be elaborated as follows: Pleasure: It is the result of the tendency that drives us to seek momentary pleasures of life. For example: Attending parties, Having delicious food, Watching a movie, Wearing a new dress, etc. Engagement: It is the result of the decisions taken by an orderly mind. For Example: The happiness we experience after physical exercise, Mental work, like solving a mathematics problem, Joy we experience after publishing the article we worked on for a long period of time, etc. Meaning: It is the joy of serving others. It is synonymous to selflessness. For example: Serving food for impoverished children, Educating the underprivileged children, etc. On delving deeper into each form of happiness given above, we can conclude as follows...

There is no predefined reason for why people believe so. However, this is a myth and a common coincidence. It has no basis. Scientifically, by the laws of Karma, any blessing or curse which man may perceive is the result of his own actions. There is nobody else but you yourself behind all the happenings. You may feel that your spouse, (wife) is behind your success because you have been trained to view situations from the worldly perspective. But, now view this same situation with a different lens. It is not because she came that you have become successful or happy. In fact, the happiness she experiences (temporary) is the result of her individual past actions and the same is valid for you too. You experience happiness because of your individual past actions. But, due the period of fructification, of both your actions coincide, you experience its results at the same time, together. Thus, it is your individual actions that brings you happiness and the same implies for her as well...

Men with sweet words are the most poisonous. This is because excess of sweetness (or anything else), leads to a disaster. People who have learnt the art of winning minds with sweet words are driven by the mind to accomplish their self- centric goals. This is because, even though man does not mean what he says, he simply says it. This is flattery. It is an art of fooling others conveniently to achieve the purpose. The projection of the world is always contrasting to what they are. This indicates the everlasting craving for happiness. Also it means that man has not reached the state of enjoyment. Or perhaps his mental speculation of happiness always seems unreachable. This is the reason we see, people around slogging day and night to achieve their goals which is supposed to be the source of happiness. On the path lead by the mind, in the pursuit of happiness draws untruth to walk in parallel. This is the first mistake. We use unfair means to accomplish our goals. Our soul, which i...

Trying, Trying and Trying, we continually try achieving happiness. We abandon our interests and accept the likes and dislikes of the world. But, have you ever wondered, why we ever did such a  foolish  thing? Well, it is foolish. This is because we are trying to create an identity in the world where we do not belong. Simply, when life hits one, we feel lonely and alone. We can never create an impact in this world. Realize that, creating an impact leaves us unhappy whereas our goal is happiness. Starting the journey towards material success, with full zest and enthusiasm lands us in the threshold of old-age. All changes around us are inevitable. We can neither change it nor be a part of it. True happiness is not in this world.  Everything we think to be happiness leaves a contrasting effect. The joy we are seeking outside  does not exist there . Name any- success, money, family, joy, society... Ultimately, everything leads to grief and misery. We can n...

We are unable to relish our true nature,which is the source of all happiness. It is beyond the momentary pleasure we seek in the material world. In order to be established in this state, it is obligatory to wipe the ignorance of our mind. This sets us, on taking up spiritual discipline. However, it is our own 'free-will' that will drive us to pursue these practices. It cannot be imitated or imposed on the other as these practices fructify with respect to your commitment and dedication. It is solely your commitment that illuminates your path, from the dark world around you till you reach the abode of light. When these spiritual practices are enforced, naturally one follows them dogmatically. This is because it is not accepted as the ultimate reality and is followed as a mere rule. Following rules are torturous and hence, spirituality, for such people results in a  similar experience. This is indeed ignorance of the highest kind, as one leaves the source of all happiness an...