The Art Of Happiness; A Handbook For Living
Author: Gary M. Miller
Finding a meaning in pain, suffering or anger is a difficult
task. Often we feel these emotions because something did not go
the way we thought it was supposed to go. Once you learn to
uncover a way of finding meaning in the things that don't seem
right, you are on the way to learning the art of happiness.
What is happiness? When do we say we feel happy? From a book
entitled The Art of Happiness, the author talks about the
insights of the Dalai Lama, who is the spiritual and temporal
leader of Tibet. The Dalai Llama is a popular speaker and a
Nobel prize winner who has found a way to both experience
continual happiness and to spread the true meaning of happiness
to others so they can learn this practice as well. He teaches
that happiness is the ultimate purpose of life and that the
motion of life is always moving towards happiness. Some people
place numerous obstacles in front of themselves as "condition"
for happiness and thereby prevent themselves from experiencing
this purely inner emotion of which they are the only true
source. Others, like the Dalai Llama have learned how to access
this energy in a constant way so that there are no conditions
whatsoever for experiencing happiness. The book serves as an
inspiration to many people through the stories, meditations and
conversations it presents. It shows us how to defeat anxiety,
anger, insecurity and hopelessness and to find inner peace
instead.
Many of us live a very fast-paced lifestyle. We want instant
results for our efforts and we expect instant success or we get
bored. We want visual evidence, data and we throw up shallow
excuses for why we refuse to pursue our own inner source of
happiness. "It's too hard" we say, or "I don't have the time."
We tend to see the cover, not the content of things. We hear the
loud voice but not the heartbeat. We look at the clouds and not
the sky. We see only want we want and refuse to look deeper
inside ourselves.
In human experience, many people have said that life is like a
wheel. You may now be experiencing your lowest point but later
on, you'll get to the top. There a way to turn this wheel on its
side however and see it from another angle. You don't have to go
spinning around and around forever. You can make all sides of
the wheel face to the top all the time but this accomplishment
depends on you. If you want it, then you will find a way to do
it.
From the same book, people are taught that the sole source of
happiness is from the spiritual state of a person. Eliminating
unnecessary material things and living a very simple life with a
decent job makes a person focus more on his or her spirituality.
From there, you will learn the purpose of life through human
compassion and you will learn how to face suffering and
transform it into something more meaningful. You will learn to
overcome the obstacles in life such as dealing with and avoiding
hatred, anger and grief. You will build self-esteem and above
all, you will learn the basic spiritual values of life. These
values will awaken your senses to the holy truth that constant
happiness is the real purpose of life.
Happiness, even if it can be found in a secret place within the
dark and long tunnel of your inner self, is something that
exists in all of our spirits. It does not have to be experienced
visually or through any of the senses. Still, it will be
experienced on the spiritual level like the way that the sun
pierces through the clouds that hinder our vision of the true
universe. Bad emotions must be dealt with first to see the true
meaning of happiness that lies behind them. When you do this,
you will understand the true essence and the art of happiness.
About The Author: Gary Miller was the World's Leading expert on
Negative Thinking until he lost approximately $3 Million Dollars
because of a lifetime of negative thinking. To learn more about
his Journey to a Positive Thinking Recovery and weekly FREE
Positive Thinking techniques, you can visit his web site at:
http://www.positivethinkingnow.com
Author: Gary M. Miller
Finding a meaning in pain, suffering or anger is a difficult
task. Often we feel these emotions because something did not go
the way we thought it was supposed to go. Once you learn to
uncover a way of finding meaning in the things that don't seem
right, you are on the way to learning the art of happiness.
What is happiness? When do we say we feel happy? From a book
entitled The Art of Happiness, the author talks about the
insights of the Dalai Lama, who is the spiritual and temporal
leader of Tibet. The Dalai Llama is a popular speaker and a
Nobel prize winner who has found a way to both experience
continual happiness and to spread the true meaning of happiness
to others so they can learn this practice as well. He teaches
that happiness is the ultimate purpose of life and that the
motion of life is always moving towards happiness. Some people
place numerous obstacles in front of themselves as "condition"
for happiness and thereby prevent themselves from experiencing
this purely inner emotion of which they are the only true
source. Others, like the Dalai Llama have learned how to access
this energy in a constant way so that there are no conditions
whatsoever for experiencing happiness. The book serves as an
inspiration to many people through the stories, meditations and
conversations it presents. It shows us how to defeat anxiety,
anger, insecurity and hopelessness and to find inner peace
instead.
Many of us live a very fast-paced lifestyle. We want instant
results for our efforts and we expect instant success or we get
bored. We want visual evidence, data and we throw up shallow
excuses for why we refuse to pursue our own inner source of
happiness. "It's too hard" we say, or "I don't have the time."
We tend to see the cover, not the content of things. We hear the
loud voice but not the heartbeat. We look at the clouds and not
the sky. We see only want we want and refuse to look deeper
inside ourselves.
In human experience, many people have said that life is like a
wheel. You may now be experiencing your lowest point but later
on, you'll get to the top. There a way to turn this wheel on its
side however and see it from another angle. You don't have to go
spinning around and around forever. You can make all sides of
the wheel face to the top all the time but this accomplishment
depends on you. If you want it, then you will find a way to do
it.
From the same book, people are taught that the sole source of
happiness is from the spiritual state of a person. Eliminating
unnecessary material things and living a very simple life with a
decent job makes a person focus more on his or her spirituality.
From there, you will learn the purpose of life through human
compassion and you will learn how to face suffering and
transform it into something more meaningful. You will learn to
overcome the obstacles in life such as dealing with and avoiding
hatred, anger and grief. You will build self-esteem and above
all, you will learn the basic spiritual values of life. These
values will awaken your senses to the holy truth that constant
happiness is the real purpose of life.
Happiness, even if it can be found in a secret place within the
dark and long tunnel of your inner self, is something that
exists in all of our spirits. It does not have to be experienced
visually or through any of the senses. Still, it will be
experienced on the spiritual level like the way that the sun
pierces through the clouds that hinder our vision of the true
universe. Bad emotions must be dealt with first to see the true
meaning of happiness that lies behind them. When you do this,
you will understand the true essence and the art of happiness.
About The Author: Gary Miller was the World's Leading expert on
Negative Thinking until he lost approximately $3 Million Dollars
because of a lifetime of negative thinking. To learn more about
his Journey to a Positive Thinking Recovery and weekly FREE
Positive Thinking techniques, you can visit his web site at:
http://www.positivethinkingnow.com
