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Poisons: Envy & Jealousy

Posted on 2009-02-06 at 1:18 a.m..

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(Just a note, this entire site is a work in progress and probably always will be. Health is something I am passionate about, and in the future, whenever I discover shocking new facts, they'll be added to this site.)

Throughout our lives we're trying to become happy. It's what we want, is it not? We want to be content with our lives, to be able to sit back and relax. To be able to look back at what we've done throughout our life and say "I've lived fully, and though I've made mistakes I'm stronger, wiser, smarter and so very much happier now!"

After reading "The Art of Happiness," I really truly believe that we do spend our entire life searching for happiness, or for contentment, but many people never find it. The things I talk about on this site, the "poisons" in our life, are not only toxic to the body, but to the mind. These things are poisons because they detract from our happiness.

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." -Mahatma Gandhi

Think about your life. What is that makes you unhappy? Does your back hurt, or your head, or your legs? Are you unhappy with your weight? Are you unhappy with your reputation or your circle of friends? Do you dislike your job or your family? Do you dislike your day to day life?

Did thinking about the things in your life that you dislike upset you just now? Consider this: do you feel better or worse than you did before you started thinking about it? If you feel worse, then the chances are very high that you're suffering from at least one of the "poisons" talked about on this site. If you noticed however that you felt better after reading that paragraph, you probably realized, "wow, I really don't have much to be upset about," and that's great! Spread the love and the joy!

"Happiness? That's nothing more than good health and a poor memory."
-Albert Schweitzer

"The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
~Benjamin Franklin


Envy & Jealousy

We're always going to want things. Unless you become a Buddhist monk and train your mind for the next ten years, you'll continue to want things for the rest of your life.

Wanting more for yourself is natural and normal. Comparing yourself to others is also normal and unavoidable.

However, consider this; If you got a raise of $30,000 a year, and now you make more than your father does in a year, you'd feel great, wouldn't you? You'd probably get a momentary boost to your level of happiness every time you thought about it for weeks, probably even months. But next year, it's going to be old news.

In most cases, when you acquire something that someone else has that you wanted for yourself, the joy doesn't even last for a week. You were just fulfilling a temporary urge; and often these urges are best unfulfilled.

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