Most of the people when thinking of the concept of
happiness think of attaining some material things, things like a good job,
cars, well home. In my opinion, happiness comes from within and if a person
follows his religion like the
eightfold path of Buddhism as a reference, will find himself closer to
happiness.
For example, Buddhist philosophy of Mindfulness is also
practiced in SOIL as one of pillars and is one of the pre requisites for a happy
life. Being mindful relates to being aware of the present moment, appreciating
what’s in front and all the good things in life. When we are truly present in
the moment and are free of thoughts of past and future, we are truly mindful
which Buddhist monks practice.
Various texts are available which also suggest that a
person’s long-term happiness depends on his ability to notice and appreciate
the details. He should be able enjoy little things in life. In this way even if
things go wrong you’ll feel unhappy instead of disappointed and will drive
towards making best use of getting out of the situation.
Another suggestion various texts like “The Monk who sold his Ferrari” and
Japanese Philosophy is of kaizen. Kaizen means constant and never ending
improvement. When a person decides to live his life with the principles of
kaizen he follows a path of self-mastery and improvement, which helps in giving
him a sense of direction and deep satisfaction.
In my opinion, by
following the above thoughts and philosophies one can charter his path of
pursuit of happiness. Happiness may not be permanent for us beings involved in
the rat race unlike monks, but we should strive to apply these in our life to
reap maximum benefit.
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