THINK ONCE MORE-5 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY Life is a continuous endeavour in the pursuit of happiness. We equate happiness with pleasure and seek it in the wrong places. Since we are part of Truth, Bliss and Absolute, it is but obvious that we are in search of it from cradle to the grave. But happiness eludes our grasp, for it is not a commodity which can be purchased at a price nor it is available in material things bound by time, space and causation. Happiness is a state of mind which can be harvested by reducing oneself to zero. It lies in real surrender. The cause of anxiety and unhappiness are undue apprehension and wrong comparison. We are not unhappy as such, we are unhappy because we presume that others are happier. Throughout our life, we think of others and nurture negative emotions like hatred, jealousy, anger etc. We give very little quality time to know ourselves. The entire life is spent in comparison which often gives a false sense of satisfaction or dissatisfaction which are miles away from reality. There is no reason to compare and hurt oneself as we all are unique and different from others. Let us stop comparing and start living and search for that unalloyed happiness which is our birth due by surrendering ourselves at the lotus feet of the Almighty. Smruti Ranjan Mohanty© All Copyrights Reserved ©Smruti Ranjan mohanty #alone THINK ONCE MORE-5 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY Life is a continuous endeavour in the pursuit of happiness. We equate happiness with pleasure and seek it in the wrong places. Since we are part of Truth, Bliss and Absolute, it is but obvious that we are in search of it from cradle to the grave. But happiness eludes our grasp, for it is not a commodity which can be purchased at a price nor it is available in material things bound by time, space and causation. Happiness is a state of mind which can be harvested by reducing oneself to zero. It lies in real surrender. The cause of anxiety and unhappiness are undue apprehension and wrong comparison. We are not unhappy as such, we are unhappy because we presume that others are happier. Throughout our life, we think of others and nurture negative emotions like hatred, jealousy, anger etc. We give very little quality time to know ourselves. The entire life is spent in comparison which often gives a false sense of satisfaction or dissatisfaction which are miles away from reality. There is no reason to compare and hurt oneself as we all are unique and different from others. Let us stop comparing and start living and search for that unalloyed happiness which is our birth due by surrendering ourselves at the lotus feet of the Almighty. Smruti Ranjan Mohanty© All Copyrights Reserved
