Real happiness and prosperity lie in the act of devotion.

 

Real happiness and prosperity lie in the act of devotion. Sometimes we want happiness by fulfilling our wishes, by collecting things, by detaching ourselves from materialistic things, and by either yoga or pranayama. All these methods, however, are not complete until we know the real nature of oneself, matter, relationships, birth, death, and the world.

So the first step is to know everything with devotion. If you know something, but you don’t have faith in it, it will be lost in an adverse situation. So, first know the nature of oneself; it is called Atman. A jiva is a substance with full consciousness. The other name of oneself is chaitanya; this substance can never be destroyed by any process, nor be generated by any god. So we are atman, and atman lives from beginningless time to endless time. Like atman, the outer matter is also immortal, but it changes from one form to other forms. Like energy changes forms, jiva also changes form; it changes forms by taking birth individually at different places. Even after that, the sense of attachment remains with us.

We are permanent, but relationships and materialistic things are temporary. If you always want happiness and prosperity, first get true knowledge. We always want to keep all materialistic things with us. For this, we earn money, build buildings, create new products, want more relationships, name and fame.

It is clear that unhappiness is the state of mind seeking some object. The more desires we have, the more our mind is disturbed. This results in unhappiness. Our rishis and munis always stay in a happy state. They want nothing from the outer world. They experience knowledge that is related to their soul.

Hari OM Tat Sat ~ Om Namah Shivaya