The art of living happy life

I am addressing this topic not to make you happy or provide 10 other ways to regain happiness, but rather to encourage you to reflect on the meaning of life and whether we are truly living it. When I mention "living," I don't refer to going to a fancy restaurant or indulging in other activities we've pursued and ignoring the inner void. This inner void is important to look at and to understand that this is the first step of your curiosity to explore the inner self.

Happiness emerges when we start living life by exploring the path of the Truth. This path could be unique for everyone but the ultimate goal is to reach the state of joyfulness. This state would make you capable of facing the pleasures and the sorrows of life with no vibrations in the sea of your tranquillity. So, what kind of life am I referring to? Well, that's something you need to contemplate, and gradually, you will find the answer. The goal is to let go of questions and worries, recognizing that all the answers lie within you. Yes, there's no need to look elsewhere. I'm talking about the art of meditation, which unveils the truth about yourself.

This truth is beautiful and remains with you even amidst chaos, as you walk down a road with a flurry of thoughts in your mind. Firstly, you must master your body, and then learn to control your thoughts and emotions. Let's explore this further.

By saying "control your body first," I mean performing your tasks with full consciousness. Consciousness is the initial step towards mastering your body. Whatever work you engage in, do it consciously. Distinguishing between the conscious and unconscious mind is easy with a simple example. Imagine I'm consumed by anger and become violent or abusive towards someone. At that moment, I was completely unconscious, and later, when I reflect with a conscious mind, I'll feel regretful and wonder why I couldn't control myself. To avoid this situation, you should take charge of your anger and prevent it from overpowering your consciousness. Once you have identified the right work that is according to the universal law of morality and would not disturb the harmony of anyone else you should do it with full consciousness and you will find soon that some creativity starts emerging from you and you will find a sense of joyfulness. 

Here's what you can do: whenever you feel angry, immediately remind yourself that you won't allow anger to dominate your conscious mind in that situation. When you practice this exercise, you will gain complete control over your body. The next step is to work on controlling your mind and preventing thoughts from the external world from permeating within.

Controlling your thoughts and emotions is the subsequent step towards attaining happiness. If you can easily stop someone from littering and dirtying your space, why can't you stop irrelevant thoughts or information from infiltrating your mind? Ponder upon that.

We constantly absorb information and thoughts from the outside world, continually thinking about them, leaving no time to contemplate the real truth within us. Only during meditation, when you set aside all your work and simply sit in stillness, focusing on your inner self, will you experience stress dissipating and emotions fading away from your mind. As you continue to practice, you will delve deeper into the essence of your soul.

Please select your clean space where there is no one and you are only with yourself. Sit in a posture 
(please refer to the Buddha image at the top of the Article) and close your eyes, focusing on the point between the eyebrows often referred to as the "third eye". Remain in this posture for 2-5 minutes in the starting. You will start observing the chit-chat of the mind and so many thoughts but do not worry it will happen in the start and just keep observing them with no control. You may imagine that you are just the observer and will find that these start thoughts start declining day by day as you keep meditating. 

Thank you for reading this article. I would love to hear your thoughts in the comment box and whether you gained a glimpse of how to find the peace and happiness that resides within us.

Please keep me posted on your thoughts.