Discovering Happiness

Discovering Happiness

The Turning Point

An individual generally seeks happiness outside himself or herself. On proper enquiry, one can understand that the external sources cannot promise permanent happiness. That is when the inward search for happiness begins.

In and Out

The object or ‘seen’ is out and its seer is in. The eyes are in with reference to the table outside. The mind is inner compared to the eyes. The enquiry continues further. The mind is also ‘seen.’ The consciousness is inner with reference to mind also. The consiusness - the self - is never ‘seen.’ Therefore, it is the innermost.

The Self is the Source of Greatest Happiness

The happiness invariably coexists with love. The object of love is always a source of happiness. If one feels a greater love for an object, it means, it is a source of greater happiness. Therefore the object of the greatest love should be the source of the greatest happiness. The self the the object of gratest love. Because, everything else is loved for the sake of the self. Therefore, the self is the source of greatest happiness.

The Evident Missed

Our experience of self love proves that the self as well as its happiness are evident . In the meantime, we seek happiness in the external objects. It is not possible unless we have missed the self and its happiness. If the greatest happiness is not missed, why should one search for lesser happiness?

The Only Source of Happiness

The self is the only source of Happiness. Happiness does not come from the external sources. Because, a given source, which seems to give happiness to one, may not give happiness to another. What makes me happy now may fail to keep me happy at a later instance. Therefore, the source of all happiness is within – the self.