BYB Sunday : Good Wishes
Every living being has the same basic wish - to be happy and to avoid suffering. Even newborn babies, animals, and insects have this wish. It has been our main wish since beginningless time and it is with us all the time, even during our sleep. We spend our whole life working hard to fulfil this wish.
Since this world evolved, human beings have spent much time and energy improving external conditions in their search for happiness and a solution to their many problems. What has been the result? Instead of their wishes being fulfilled, human suffering has continued to increase while the experience of happiness and peace is decreasing. This clearly shows that we need to find a true method for gaining pure happiness and freedom from misery.
When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations we tend to regard the situation itself as the problem, but in reality whatever problems we experience come from the side of the mind. If we were to respond to difficult situations with a positive or peaceful mind they would not be problems for us; indeed we may even come to regard them as challenges or opportunities for growth and development. Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind. Therefore, if we want to be free from problems we must learn to control our mind.
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Interesting post. Have a wonderful BYB Sunday!
Our will and minds are given to us for a reason. If we use them for positives, less concentrating on the negatives, we will always be content and happy without all the extras we may think we need. hugsssssssss
I agree with you. Most problems are a result of our perceptions rather than them being real problems.
Happy BYB Sunday and have a great week ahead.
What a thought provoking post - Happy BYB Sunday.
Great post. It is the old problem of: "is the glass half full or half empty." If you look at a problem and say, "What can I learn from this?" or "How can I make this work and move on?" you are better off than if you say, "This always happens to me," or "I cannot win."
Here for BYB Sunday. Have a great day and a better week.
Beautiful post! Happy BYB Sunday!
Our attitudes define our world :-)
Nice post. Happy BYB Sunday!
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That's a very interesting read.
I stopped by for BYB and to let you know that I have a Guest Author today for BYB, so I hope you will read his article. You will find it thought-provoking.
Well that made me think. ouch! no, seriously, that was a very good post and made a lot of sense. Society thinks that if they achieve everything they want, they'll be happy. Not true. Sometimes, less is better.
Where are you??? Happy BYB Sunday, and hope all is well with you.
Happy BYB Sunday.
Happy BYB Sunday!
Happy BYB Sunday! :-)
Happy BYB Sunday! Excellent post!
I needed something deep to ponder today, thank you :)
hmmmm...now that would be a blessing.
Be nice to see something new
So true, so true!
You said: " If we were to respond to difficult situations with a positive or peaceful mind they would not be problems for us; indeed we may even come to regard them as challenges or opportunities for growth and development. "
I think we can strive towards that goal but don't think we can perfect it on this earth.
You also said: "Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind. "
I agree that can happen but some problems arise before our responses too.
You said: "Therefore, if we want to be free from problems we must learn to control our mind."
i think that's too broad a statement. I know it helps in some situations. I feel it is sin in the world that causes problems and how we react to the situations can become blessings. Having a sinful nature, it's impossible to control all our problems by controlling our mind.
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