Introduction: Overcoming Unhappiness
Overcoming unhappiness is a gradual process of spiritual growth and self examination which
takes time.Overcoming Unhappiness through a Path
A path is a means by which
unhappiness is overcome and satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana attained.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Choosing a Path
Infinite are the ways, means and paths
through which unhappiness is overcome. The important thing is to choose a path that works
for one's self, a path that brings results, and helps one reach one's desired goal.
Overcoming Unhappiness
through Following a Path
How is following a path a means by which unhappiness is overcome?
Following a path gives one a plan of action and
direction.
Overcoming Unhappiness
through Following the Self
Following the inner most self, the essence of one's being, is what is right for
one's self and will lead in the right direction.
Overcoming
Unhappiness through Taking Responsibility For Unhappiness
Taking responsibility for unhappiness means to realize that it is through one's self that
one becomes unhappy.
And it means to realize that it is through one's
self and self effort that one overcomes unhappiness and attains satisfaction, happiness,
nirvana and parinirvana.
Overcoming Unhappiness
through Teaching One's Self
To overcome unhappiness what must one learn?
One must teach one's self knowledge of
unhappiness, knowledge of satisfaction, knowledge of happiness, knowledge of nirvana,
knowledge of parinirvana and knowledge of the self.
Overcoming Unhappiness through a
Teacher
How is a teacher a means by which unhappiness is overcome?
A teacher is helpful and essential if one is to
overcome unhappiness and attain satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Knowledge
Knowledge is a means by which unhappiness is overcome and satisfaction, happiness, nirvana
and parinirvana attained.
Overcoming
Unhappiness through the Word Life, God or Universe
The word Life, God or Universe is like a blossoming flower which gradually opens and
unfolds other words as one concentrates one's self on the word Life, God or Universe.
These words then direct one away from the word to the actual experience. The experience,
not the word, creates knowledge.
Overcoming
Unhappiness by Gaining Truth through Experience
Experiences cause growth and transformation in your soul, which in turn causes growth and
transformation of your mind.
For example, when you see the color red, that is
an experience. Seeing red is the experience. The word red is the representation of the
experience that we use in language. When you combine the experience of seeing red with the
word red (language) that is a truth.
Overcoming Unhappiness through Faith
To overcome unhappiness one must have faith in the belief that Life has created a way for
one's self to overcome unhappiness.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Discrimination
How is discrimination a means by which unhappiness is overcome?
It is through discrimination that one learns and gains knowledge.
Overcoming Unhappiness through Desire
To overcome unhappiness one must have the desire to overcome unhappiness.
And one must have the desire to search for a means by which unhappiness is overcome,
lacking this desire one maintains unhappiness.
Overcoming Unhappiness
through the Growth of the Self
How is the growth of the self a means by which unhappiness is overcome?
Unhappiness, satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana are successively higher
stages of development in the growth of the self.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Education
To overcome unhappiness one must learn what the self is, what the causes of unhappiness
are, and how one may overcome unhappiness.
Overcoming Unhappiness through Study
What should one study to overcome unhappiness?
To overcome unhappiness one must study knowledge of the self, unhappiness, satisfaction,
happiness, nirvana and parinirvana.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Forgiveness
Through forgiveness one ceases to feel and believe that others cause one's own
unhappiness, and one realizes that it is one's self that causes unhappiness.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Fortitude
Through fortitude one feels and believes that one has the power to overcome unhappiness
and attain satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana through perseverance.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Patience
Through frustration one feels and believes that one is hindered from overcoming
unhappiness and attaining satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana.
Through patience one realizes that overcoming
unhappiness and attaining satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana takes time.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Renunciation
Through renunciation one gives up that which helps maintain unhappiness.
And through renunciation one gives up that which
hinders the attainment of satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Solitude
Solitude gives one the time and the environment necessary for contemplation, meditation,
discrimination and concentration.
Overcoming Unhappiness through Prayer
Through prayer one creates a conscious relationship with Life, God and the Universe.
And it is through a conscious relationship with
Life, God and the Universe that unhappiness is overcome and satisfaction, happiness,
nirvana and parinirvana attained.
Overcoming Unhappiness
through Spiritual Discipline
Spiritual discipline is self-control. It is the power to control the self to move in a
specific direction or along a specific path.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Religion
Religion is the unity of all the methods, ways and paths to overcome unhappiness and
attain satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Psychology
Psychology is a means by which unhappiness is overcome and satisfaction, happiness,
nirvana and parinirvana attained.
How is psychology a means by which
unhappiness is overcome?
Psychology is the study of the self.
Through the study of psychology, one
grows in knowledge of the self.
And through growth in knowledge of
the self, one grows to overcome unhappiness and attain satisfaction, happiness, nirvana
and parinirvana.
Overcoming Unhappiness through Science
There are two forms of knowledge which are helpful and essential in overcoming unhappiness
and attaining satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana, that is, knowledge of the
universe and self-knowledge.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Literature
Literature puts one in touch with those who have overcome unhappiness and attained
satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana.
Their words and thoughts guide one's effort to
overcome unhappiness.
Overcoming Unhappiness through
Practice
Practice provides the necessary repetition in one's efforts to overcome unhappiness.
Overcoming Unhappiness through Music
Music can be used as a kind of support system. There is music which encourages one in many
different ways.
An
Attitude toward Unhappiness
And one's own growth in experience, awareness, truth and knowledge of their own
unhappiness will gradually release them from unhappiness, and transform their state of
unhappiness into the state of satisfaction.
Overcoming Unhappiness
through the Reality of the Self
Through the realities of growth, creation, birth, transformation, cessation and
destruction one has the power to overcome unhappiness.
And through these realities that one is born
with, one has the power to attain satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana. |