“Through
the power of truth there is wealth, and through the power of peace there is health.
Together they give happiness. Happiness is earned by those whose
actions, attitude, and attributes are pure and selfless.”
Paradise, Heaven, Aquarius, El Dorado, the Garden of Eden,
the Garden of Allah, Utopia, Vaikunth, the Fields of Osiris, and the Golden Age
are names by which a world of peace, purity, and prosperity has been
remembered. In such a place, each human being is like a flower, a country like a
bouquet of flowers, and the world like a garden of flowers. The sun, the
sustainer, shines upon the garden with golden rays, flooding it with newness
and nobility. The Gate of Happiness stands open, welcoming the human family to
the Golden Garden. In the past, the world was such a garden. It will become
that again. Simply to have that faith is cause for celebration.
Pursuit of Happiness
At present, many question the purpose of life. Some are
tired of living, others have lost hope. Some make effort to earn wealth,
believing that will bring happiness. Some who have wealth may not have health,
and that causes unhappiness. Some choose certain professions, believing that
will give happiness. Others seek happiness through relationships. Yet, however
much happiness such measures may bring, they are temporary and limited sources
of the material world, and in many instances, they bring equal amounts of
sorrow and unhappiness.
Such inability to hold onto pure and lasting happiness
results from bankruptcy of spiritual values and powers. Awareness and
application of spiritual truths provide the true source of happiness. Through
the power of truth there is wealth, and through the power of peace there is
health. Together they give happiness. Like a tonic, spiritual knowledge makes
the hopeless ones hopeful. Pure happiness returns to anyone who seeks such new
and hopeful horizons. Important things forgotten are remembered. The feeling
can be compared to returning home as you see the trees and smell the breeze,
you know you are nearing something close to your heart!
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The warmth and comfort of happiness is hidden within the
self. When individuals turn within and take strength from the internal powers
of peace and silence, they revive their virtues and allow the mercury of happiness
to rise. The soul becomes open to the secrets of how to live in an
interdependent way without becoming a victim of the material world which by its
very nature robs people of their happiness. The vault of spiritual knowledge
holds treasures on how to live and act with truth. True actions are pure, and
purity is the mother of happiness and comfort. True actions bring strength and
happiness to the self and pleasure to others. Spiritual treasures include
guidelines on how to reform character and activity. For many, self-progress and
personal transformation are keys that unlock the Gate of Happiness.
Happiness of Mind
People speak of peace of mind. Happiness of mind is a
state of peace in which there is no upheaval or violence. Peace within the self
creates faith in the intellect. The flute of happiness plays softly and
constantly in the minds of those who have such faith. No matter how adverse or
challenging a situation may be, there is fearlessness, for the power of faith
gives the guarantee of ultimate victory. As the intellect becomes enlightened
by spiritual wisdom, there are less mood swings and doubts in the heart. An
individual becomes better able to pay off debts of pain and sorrow while
maintaining a healthy account of happiness. In a world where all relationships
have accounts of happiness and sorrow, the greatest lesson to be learned about
being happy is: “Give happiness and take happiness, don’t give sorrow and
take sorrow.”
Happiness is prosperity which comes from self-sovereignty.
Self- sovereignty means being master over the mind, intellect, personality
traits, and physical senses of the body; being complete with all powers and
virtues; and attaining a perfect balance between masculine and feminine
characteristics. There is that state of perfection within each human soul. On
the spiritual quest in search of such perfection, the intellect goes through a
process of discovering its divine nature.
Unlimited Fortune
Happiness does not carry a price tag. It cannot be bought,
sold, or bargained for. Happiness is earned by those whose actions, attitude,
and attributes are pure and selfless. In other words, the quality of the
consciousness and activities of individuals determines the richness of life.
However, social, economic, and political stability are
cited as sources of happiness and enjoyment in life. Yet, whenever any one of
those areas is in disarray, the mercury of happiness in people drops. When all
resources are focused on socioeconomic infrastructure at the expense of the
development of the spiritual and moral character of the people, then priorities
in life are misrepresented and there is a gradual erosion of happiness. Moral
and spiritual values help reassess priorities and allow for proactive and
preventive measures to take place at opportune moments.
The road to happiness is paved with golden opportunities.
Each footstep taken on this journey is guaranteed a return of multimillions.
The actions performed along the way become the pen to draw the lines of
fortune. There is a greater share of happiness when individuals walk the path
together, and through collective actions, draw the lines of fortune on the
living landscape of the world.
Beautiful words of Brahma Kumari
