We are living in a world where everyone is constantly running for something and is running behind something to achieve something, to gain something, to acquire something, but, we are forgetting that we have a life to live. We are forgetting that we are human beings and human beings is not only a resource rather it's an opportunity. According to Sadguru, human beings are a possibility. Let's just dive into the topic and see it in a bit more detail.
The life of human beings has become like a robot that follows certain commands and executes them accordingly within a limited time frame. Almost all the employees across the world working in various different organizations are trapped in various kinds of deadlines which they need to follow all the time. If they don't follow the deadline, they have to bear the penalties or the scolding from their Boss. This adds some level of bitterness to the life they are living.
Hence, this kind of instance forces us to think and trigger our brain to look deep within ourselves and ask questions to us whether are we really happy here in this job working full time and even after that we are getting a scolding from our boss. The arrival of this kind of question to your mind is very much important because unless you get this kind of question in your mind, you will not think about it and you will be continuously working as a robot in your organization. So, if you are getting this kind of question in your mind then it is a good sign. Because only in that case you will try to look deep within yourself and try to analyze what is going wrong with your life. Whether are you really trapped in that job for you love to do that job!! Is it like you are doing that job just for the sake of money or otherwise. And, once you get this kind of question and try to analyze yourself, you will find out that somewhere inside you there is a sense of unhappiness about your job. You will get to know that you are not that happy with your job because you may not be doing exactly the kind of the thing which you like to do in your life rather, you are simply trapped in that job for the sake of your living. And, when your answer is exactly matching with this, then, you need to find out what else you can do to stay happy in that job. You have to exactly analyze the kind of problems which you are facing in that job which is making you think this kind of thoughts. And, when you figure out the problems associated with your present employment status then, you can just note it down one by one in your personal diary. Once that is done, you can pick the problem one by one and try to sort it out at your maximum possible limit. If you could sort it out it's well and good because, now, you can easily stay in the present job and stay happy too without getting much worried about your living conditions or your survival status. But, if you are finding it difficult to sort out those problems and those problems are continuously happening over and over then it is the best sign to try looking out for some other job which you will embrace, the new kind of job where you'll find satisfaction. You should be very careful while looking out for another job that the present problems should not duplicate there too. And if you are lucky enough then, you may get a more peaceful and better paying job than the present one without all the problems you are facing in the present organization. And even if the same problems are happening there too then you have to understand there is something wrong with the organization or the system in which you are working.
Sometimes it is easy to change one organization to another but it is difficult to change the entire system. If you are doing the job for the sake of your living then you don't have many options to leave out with. But, if you are not much bothered about your survival then you can easily quit the job and start doing those kinds of things which will really make you happy in your life if happiness is your ultimate goal and you don't much bother about the kind of earning you are doing from it. If you are really happy about the kind of work and the job you are doing then sometimes you may be ok with even the low-paying income generating from that job. You may be happy even though the income is low because now you are doing the kind of work which you really want to do in your life and that will make you and keep you always happy while you'll be continuously working towards it. And in return, slowly your earnings will start to grow, you just have to give it some patience and some time. But in long run, your mind will be always peaceful and calm and you will be happy with your life because you are doing the kind of work which you really wanted to do in your life and not simply any kind of random work just for the sake of money. This is the ultimate tips for staying happy in your life. More than 90% of the people in this world are unhappy with the kind of work they are doing on the daily basis. Because most of the people are doing the jobs which they don't like to do and they simply do it for the sake of the money. This makes the majority of the population of the world unhappy. So, if you choose to become happy, then, you need to do some sacrifices, either on the side of your money or on the side of your lifestyle. And it is always better to try to figure out how you can earn from the things which you like to do because in that case, you will be happy since you are doing exactly the kind of works which you like to do and at the same time that work is bringing even the monetary benefits to you making you always happy.
At the same time, you have to understand to live a minimalistic life because minimalistic life is a kind of lifestyle in which you don't need to show off the others that you are having this or that, you just need to buy only the limited things which you really need to pursue your passion, your career, and your lifestyle. You don't need to purchase some random things just for the sake of show-off. By doing so, you are respecting and limiting your spending and most of your money will go towards your saving and because of that, you will make a good habit of saving. That saved money you can always use in the case of emergency otherwise you can also plan to invest that money in some kind of mutual funds, insurance policies, or so on which can multiply it by leveraging the time. The habit of saving is a beautiful habit because that will make you grow richer and richer in long term and it will always save you from the unexpected conditions of life because you always have some kind of balance that will take care of you during those unforeseen circumstances in your life. If you have this kind of emergency balance or the emergency fund then you don't need to worry about any kind of natural disaster or calamity happening in your life because you always have the backup which will save you from any kind of unforeseen circumstances and your life will be so much secured.
Coming back to happiness, though it is not advisable to leave your current job and start looking for doing the things which you always wanted to pursue, rather, you can start doing those things simultaneously along with your job and once you are confident enough that you can live on on your passion, only then you should think about leaving your present job, otherwise don't leave your present job unless and until you are fully confident about earning some living hood from your passion. So, always give preference to your job first which you are doing at present and try to figure out the point of bitterness which is arising in your job and how you can sort it out so that you can stay happy within your current job itself. And, even after trying several times, if the present job is not giving you any amount of happiness and it is always creating experiences of bitterness in your life, then, it is really time to think and switch over to a new job while simultaneously focusing on your passion. Because, your passion will always make you happy along with your job, even though you have some level of bitterness in your job. If you are following your passion simultaneously then it will help to suffice the bitterness from your job. Only when you start to make a good living amount from your passion, only, in that case, its advisable to leave your job, otherwise it is always best to keep your job because the job will give you continuous salary every month. So, for the sake of running your family, you always need that job even though it the way it may be adding some amount of bitterness in your life. But now, that same amount to the bitterness you are trying to suffice by following your passion in your free time. Since, now you are focussing more on even those kind of activities which you really wanted to do in your life, instead of giving full focus only on your job.
There are several other ways to find out happiness in your life. You can always look out for the kind of relationships you are getting engaged to because even the relationships can bring happiness as well as bitterness in your life and in your experiences. So, you should be very careful with the kind of people you are engaging with and you are spending time with on a daily basis, because, they are the main source of happiness otherwise bitterness in your life. You should carefully analyze the kind of people you are talking to on a daily basis and you have to identify, is there any person in your group who is bringing bitterness to your level of experience of life?. You have to identify the person in your group who is bringing maximum joy and happiness in your life. Likewise, we have to identify all the people in your group with whom you are talking and spending most of your time because they are the people who are highly responsible for tuning your life the way it is. You may not have known or felt this but it is true. Your life mostly depends on the kind of person you interact with. So, if you want happiness in your life then you need to surround yourself with the kind of person who is always happy in their life, who is always happy, joyful, and smiling. Try to surround yourself with those kinds of people and they will transfer that happiness and smiling faces to you. If you spend just a few days with them, you can understand that you are also becoming more positive and happy and smiling. This will bring a significant impact on your life because now you will be staying happier and more positive on a daily basis because of the kind of atmosphere or the kind of people in which you are living is impacting you and your life.
On the other hand, if you are living in the kind among people who are always talking negatively about other things and negative mentality then you will find out that you are also getting all those negative thoughts and energy from them and you will also try to spread those negative energies in this universe. You will try to notice that you are not feeling much happy and you are always stressed and tensed. So, if you really need to have a happy and peaceful life then try to surround yourself with the right kind of people who are happy and peaceful and smiling all the time. Once you start doing that, you will find out that so many positive changes are happening in your life. Even the people you will interact with will find you so much happy and peaceful so that they would like to engage more with you and you can have a positive impact on their life too. By doing this you are spreading a wave of positive thoughts and emotions and smiles in this universe and we know that the universe works in cycles. So, if you are sending a positive wave in this universe, it will come back to you and it will embrace your life in a very beautiful manner. So, the best thing to take advantage of this universe in favor of you is that try to surround yourself with the right kind of positive people and the magic will start to happen in your life automatically. Just look at the kind of people you are engaging with and try to filter those negative people out of them and try to stay with positive people most of the time and notice the differences happening in your life.
The other way of saying happy is by performing meditation. Don't consider meditation as some kind of spiritual activity or something like that but it is a way to live a better life. Meditation can tune your life to its best possible level and you can feel the beauty and the magic of it once you started doing it. You don't need to spend too much time on meditation. Also, it will definitely not take you enough time so don't think that you don't have time for doing the meditation. Even if you take out some 10 to 15 minutes on the daily basis out of 24 hours, even that can work out and create magic in your life. Just a simple meditation of simply sitting in the cross-legged posture on the ground and try to do "Om chanting" for 10 to 15 minutes on a daily basis. It can bring a tremendous amount of changes in your life. The way the Om chanting works is marvelous. You can find several videos on YouTube otherwise several blogs on yoga and meditation. No need to make things very complex. Initially, you can start by making this habit of simply sitting in the cross leg posture and doing the Om chanting for at least 10 to 15 minutes on the daily basis in the early morning in empty stomach condition. Try to clean your bowels before this if possible, since, any kind of meditation or yoga works best in empty stomach condition. Within few days, you will notice that, your mind is getting completely relaxed and you are getting more focus and clarity in your life by doing this simple meditation. Try to follow this schedule at least for two to three months and then you'll automatically start liking it. You will love the way it's impacting your life. You will start to understand the beauty of life. If that is happening means you'll understand and will try to understand life in a more profound manner. At this stage, it will not happen that you are looking out for happiness, rather, your state of mind will always be like, you are always in a state of happiness even though your life is fully filled with negative energies around. So, this is the kind of thing that will bring an inner transformation in you. Inner transformation means you don't have to bother or worry about the external changes happening to you rather you are controlling your body on your own. Now, the external thing will not matter anymore for you like your boss scolding or anything because you yourself will be happy in whatever kind of work you are doing. And this is a kind of ultimate relaxation you can think of. So, meditation is very very powerful in bringing these kinds of changes in your life. We suggest that everyone on this planet should adopt doing some kind of meditation because it will take human beings to a very different level of perception and understanding about this universe and about us as human beings. So meditation is having the potential to bring out the inner happiness from you and at that point in time, the external world will not impact you.
At this point, I want to post one question to all of you, what do you mean by happiness ?, you are looking out for happiness but do you really mean whatever you are looking for is happiness ?, do you really understand the definition of being happy ?. I am pretty sure you may not have understood the profoundness of this word yet. But once you go on with this meditation path, you will understand its definition and profoundness, and slowly you will uncover the value and the beauty of this word happiness.
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