If one wants to have infinite happiness, infinite bliss,
then we ought to minimize
The number of desires.
How to lead a life cheerfully?
One simple answer that comes from my heart is to always be living in the present.
We should not allow our life to get bogged down by our past
conditioning, past experiences.
But then the question arises,
"the past experiences that were so painful for me,
how can I forget it?" Well,
we have to take a lesson, a learning
from the past experience.
What makes us angry sometimes,
what makes us sad sometimes, what makes us irritable at
times is often due to this emotional baggage that we carry.
But through Heartfulness way of our practice
how long can such memory last in our heart? Not very long.
When we practice Cleaning very regularly and take sittings from Preceptors [Trainers]
regularly, then there is no chance for such a baggage to last in your heart.
We get rid of this baggage
...emotional baggage.
And when we free up this space inside,
I think, we can expand it for better qualities.
And as we become better and better with these things, we become
I think, so sensitive that even the very thought of getting angry will upset you,
will disturb you.
So you cannot get angry.
It's not that you will not, you cannot
You lose this ability slowly and slowly. Automatically without planning
to become kinder or loving or compassionate, you automatically become that.
How one destroys inner emotional state?
Our experiences show that when we are angry
that it's a moment when we lose this inner emotional balance,
that happiness seems to simply disappear in a fit of anger.
And when does anger appear in the heart? When certain things are happening against your will
or against your desire.
If one wants to have infinite happiness, infinite bliss,
then one ought to minimize
the number of desires, from more and more of it to less and less.
And finally, if possible, to zero.
Make peace with yourself.
But how can you enjoy happiness
unless there is some peace within and surrounding you?
If there is restlessness, I don't think anyone can be happy.
It is only in a peaceful environment that we can embrace,
we can hug these elements of peace.
And peace is not possible, according to Lord Krishna, unless
and until you develop a contemplative mind. And he questions Arjuna,
how can you arrive at such a contemplative mind, unless you have a focused mind?
How can you arrive at a focused mind?
How can you regulate your mind
unless and until you meditate?
So my urge, my constant urge to all of you is to connect these dots.
That unless and until I meditate,
I will not be able to regulate my mind.
If I cannot regulate my mind, I cannot remain focused.
If I cannot remain focused, I cannot become contemplative.
And in the absence of contemplative mind, forget about peace.
And if there is no peace, where will you find happiness in this world?
Happiness or contentment,
through meditation, it is achievable.
Likewise, Newton, he was relaxing under an apple tree.
So the root of all of this fundamental research is possible...
I mean you are able to find something profound, only
when you're relaxed, so relaxed. You can find things under tension.
You may be in a total turmoil,
but your heart should be at rest and absolutely still.
Then something good can emerge out of it.
How to vaccinate ourselves against
for example, anger, sadness, anxiety,
depression, all kinds of mental disorders, because once you are gripped
by anger or sadness, it's very difficult to get out of it at that moment.
Time is the only solution or some level of understanding
or some level of consolation in your heart will do.
But it takes time to heal.
And when you lose your focus, you lose your discriminative
faculty from deciding what is right or what is wrong.
So especially when you are angry,
don't make a decision in haste.
Happiness is not something lurking outside,
it always comes from within.
Happiness is... like contentment, it is a product
of something that happens within ourselves.
Happiness is a result of spiritual attainments from within.
And these spiritual attainments can never be outside.
So it's again, a byproduct.
That's why we feel it, that, yes, happiness can come only from inside.