PV Vaidyanathan
ASIN: B00R34LW26
Publisher: P. V. Vaidyanathan
Pages: 109
If there is one thing we are all seeking, if there is one single thing we all want more than anything else, if there is one thing that is lacking in our lives, it is a combination of happiness and peace. Happiness and peace go hand in hand, because unless you are happy, how can you be at peace? Unhappiness is the source of the restless, distressed, irritated mind, and hence unhappiness and peace are not compatible. To be peaceful, one must first find happiness. But happiness is very elusive, often temporary, and very quickly replaced by its dual counterpart—unhappiness. It almost appears that the human mind is programmed and geared to produce unhappiness, and when the mind takes a break, we get a few moments or hours or days of happiness. Unhappiness, it appears, is our default setting. The human mind/ego is the chief culprit for our unhappiness. If you see, babies and animals also feel ...