Swamiji, why is it difficult to be happy in life?
Our life has become much too mechanical. Worrying about present miseries has become our trend. We have turned what should be our enemy into our friend. We are in fact sleeping with our enemy. Waiting for happiness has become our stable condition. To get out of this mindset, we require new training. To listen to a discourse needs no great training. But to practice what it teaches needs full attention and effort. We need to unlearn what we have learnt and learn new ways of thinking and doing. First, associate with people who are habitually happy. You will find simple recipes to be happy. Their presence teaches you more than pages of printed words can. Misery is a by-product of a lazy mind. Happiness is a by-product of an alert mind. Stop kicking yourselves with regrets and guilt feelings. Learn from mistakes, and give up feelings of being guilty. You will find yourself happy.
