Happiness comes always from within ~ Swami Sivananda

Happiness comes always from within

“Really, there is no pleasure in objects. Atman gives a push to the mind and sets it in motion. A Vritti or thought-wave arises in the mind on account of the force of a Vasana (desire). The mind is agitated and runs towards the particular object. The agitation will not subside till the mind gets the desired object. It will constantly think of the object. It will scheme and plan various methods to achieve the desired object. It will be ever restless. It will be ever assuming the shape of the object. As soon as the object is obtained and enjoyed, the particular Vritti (thought) that was causing agitation in the mind gets dissolved. Vritti-Laya (thought dissolving) takes place. When Vritti-Laya takes place, you get peace and Ananda (bliss, happiness) from the Svarupa or Atman within only and not from the object outside. Ignorant persons attribute their pleasures to external objects. That is a serious blunder, indeed.’

~ Swami Sivananda

The medicine of happiness -

The medicine of happiness

The medicine of happiness is a pure-sattvic mind focused on the center of our being, in conscious contact with our Divine Nature.

Anyone who has a pure-sattvic mind and lives in conscious contact with His Beingness is free from boredom, dissatisfaction, emptiness, loneliness, a sense of something is lacking and every misery and suffering.

We experience these inferior psychological states when in our minds dominated by the tamas and rajas qualities instead of the sattva, when the mind is conditioned, programmed, full of selfish tendencies, when we are identified with the body, mind, ego, its desires (of the ego),  its likes and dislikes.

But it is impossible for them to flourish in a pure-sattvic mind, in a mind that lives constantly in a conscious union with its source, the glorious luminous Consciousness.

Synthesis of the important aspects of living consciouly in the moment ~ Atman Nityananda

Synthesis of the important aspects of living consciouly in the moment

1. Remain alert, self-aware, self-observing.

2. Control the mind and the senses.

3. Recognize, accept, and become fully aware of the selfish tendencies, emotions, and mental and emotional patterns.

4. Avoid identifying or stopping identifying with thoughts, emotions, desires, feelings, impulses, behaviors, body, ego and external impressions and situations.

5. Calm the heart and mind and to restore the mind to its sattvic state.

6. Eliminate (reduce the power) of the selfish tendencies and negative emotions.

7. Stay in touch with and inner silent presence and deepen in it.

8. To discern our true nature from anything else that belongs to our apparent existence (body, ego, thoughts, emotions, desires, impulses, physical and energy reactions.).