no matter how popular one may become how much wealth one may accumulate and how
many luxuries one may roll in true inner satisfaction will still continue to be
elusive like the mirage in the desert until we learn to improve ourselves from
within today on the twelfth day of this happiness challenge I am going to share
with you an eternal divine principle that the way to happiness is directly
correlated with the way to self-improvement has anybody ever taught
us to seek happiness just like from childhood beaver instructed my child
speak the truth don't tell lies don't steal from others in the same way did
anybody coach us you must only seek happiness it should not come about that
you start running after misery nobody taught us that this yearning for
happiness arose in us innately why is the search going on the reason is that V
souls are tiny fragmental parts of the ocean of happiness that is God
since every part is pulled to its source by the gravitational force in the same
way we are experiencing this gravitational force towards God in the
form of the desire for happiness and our soul will only find the satisfaction
that it is seeking when it experiences happiness that is sucked chipped and
Anand which is the nature of God such means eternally shit means ever fresh
Arnon means infinite an extent what is the nature of the happiness we
experience from the objects of the senses firstly it is finite in extent
let us say you changed the great materialistic dream and became a
millionaire by the age of 45 are you happy yes favi now look at the
billionaire oh my god he has a private plane and his own wart I don't have it
how can I be happy in other words no matter how much of happiness we give to
our soul if we see there is a higher level of happiness again we become
discontented our soul will only be satisfied by infinite happiness second
these pleasures are temporary today as somebody enjoyed a wonderful meal along
with drinks and he is happy tomorrow those drinks have given him a hangover a
splitting headache the happiness of yesterday has
left that kind of happiness which comes and goes again leaves us discontented
thirdly these pleasures are constantly decreasing a new Bollywood movie was
released you went to see it and got great bliss the next day your friend
arrived I've heard there's a new movie running in town let's go and see it oh
god I'll have to go again okay for your sake let's go
this time the pleasure decreased a few days went by and your relative came from
out of town I have heard there is a new movie released here let's go and see it
look give me any other punishment but don't force me to see that movie your
third time that happiness is decreasing decreasing decreasing and then finished
so these three problems exist in the pleasures we experience from the objects
of the senses that is why the Vedas say our Lord Brahma T we are not look your
soul will only be contented when it experiences the happiness of God which
is eternal in finite and ever fresh so what then is the way to become happier
you simply go closer to God and how do you do that by improving yourself from
within by becoming a better person this is the one point that most people seem
to miss out you may have achieved a measure of success and your
materialistic endeavors in carrier finances
family social prestige but to what extent did you prioritize your own inner
growth how many R's in a year did you spend on
trying to become a better person we now need to change these priorities make
that the number one priority in life how do I become a better person and you will
find happiness knocking on your door step so when we make that the important
goal of our life we will find that external success will automatically
follow you may ask Swamiji should I then neglect external success no chase it
because doing so will force you to improve yourself from within but
remember without inner betterment that external development will have no value
so today I would like to suggest that you do an introspection and way how much
did you endeavor for external success and how much did you endeavor for
internal growth and then make a resolve that you need to up the priority for the
inner development and we will continue this journey to true happiness and
fulfillment tomorrow thank you