Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) Something I learned today, Just be. Happy. It's a choice. And it feels really good. And bring it everywhere with you. Edited January 13, 2018 by Annetta Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) Yay! I love. Love love love. Edited January 13, 2018 by Joseph Maynor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Annetta said: Something I learned today, Just be. Happy. It's a choice. And it feels really good. And bring it everywhere with you. I really like what you're saying. It does what it says: reminds me to smile at/with/as the now☺ Edited January 13, 2018 by Dodo Mind over Matter, Awareness over Mind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 13, 2018 Agreed. A Eric Putkonen - stopped blogging and now do videos on YouTube - http://bit.ly/AdvaitaChannel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) To be happy and to "choose" to be happy constantly is all well and good, but the question is, if one can remain happy and unperturbed even when things happen to him that would normally cause great feelings of agitation, stress, anxiety, fear, anger or annoyance? That's where it gets tricky and most of the time when push comes to shove, for many people their pseudo-happiness and calmness flies right out of the window because their unconscious, primal emotions and behaviours take over...so I'd watch out with that more or less "conscious" "choice" to be happy all the time. It could also become a slight or severe compulsion for people when they experience anything else apart from happiness and then tell themselves "No, I'm not allowed to feel this way, I have to be happy!", so emotional denial kicks in. It surely ranges from person to person, that's a fact, but for people who aren't at a sufficiently high level of understanding this, it can become quite dangerous and harmful. Edited January 13, 2018 by DocHoliday Hey, what's up! This is Jack R. Hayes, I'm an author, currently living in Germany. Thus far, I've written two books, both in English and German; one's called "User's Manual for Human Beings", and the other one's called "The Wisdom Espresso". If you'd like to check out my work, visit me at https://jackrhayes.de or go to Amazon and search for my name. I'd be happy to see you there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) This is why meditation is so powerful, its like building a not forgetting skill and a conscious choice skill. Edited January 13, 2018 by Truth Memento Mori Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 13, 2018 @Truth 3 hours ago, Truth said: This is why meditation is so powerful, its like building a not forgetting skill and a conscious choice skill. Funny enough, the more you let go of your self through meditation or other means, the less there actually is to choose...at some point action will overcome the degree of thought and choice, since you simply flow along with life because you "just don't care anymore" to a great extent what happens because the "you" is kind of taken out of the equation. Hey, what's up! This is Jack R. Hayes, I'm an author, currently living in Germany. Thus far, I've written two books, both in English and German; one's called "User's Manual for Human Beings", and the other one's called "The Wisdom Espresso". If you'd like to check out my work, visit me at https://jackrhayes.de or go to Amazon and search for my name. I'd be happy to see you there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 14, 2018 2 hours ago, DocHoliday said: @Truth Funny enough, the more you let go of your self through meditation or other means, the less there actually is to choose...at some point action will overcome the degree of thought and choice, since you simply flow along with life because you "just don't care anymore" to a great extent what happens because the "you" is kind of taken out of the equation. This is the only space "I" ever want to occupy Memento Mori Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 14, 2018 @DocHoliday You nake great points. I'm not sure I could be happy in a situation that was not comfortable. Maybe with practice. As for repressing other emotions and choosing happiness, that could be a problem. It is certainly something to be mindful of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 14, 2018 As is Enlightenment B R E A T H E Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
