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]]> http://cheerfulliving.com/2009/02/a-guide-to-escaping-materialism-and-finding-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-661 karmacoma Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:34:10 +0000 http://cheerfulliving.com/?p=465#comment-661 Richard, this is fantastic. Thanks a lot, for this post. I came to the same conclusions after some hard time of my life. All our urges are simple, and we need nothing other than some water and simple food to keep our bodies working. Most of the things (I mean theory, of course not the 30 days list-like practical advices, which are gorgeous) you are advising are in Bhagavad-Gita. But simply to understand them, one should really immerse himself into the book, which is really hard, because it`s really different from what we`ve been taught for our lifetimes. It contains lots of unknown Sanskrit words and definitions. Because of you those people get the chance escaping materialism. But living like this is hard without filling your life with something that can develop a taste for non-material happiness. The best thing is to fill it with serving God, but not all the people have faith and even if they do their faith differs in strength and other qualities. But there is a way for everyone, and it leads to nonmaterial type of happiness, which is 100 times sweeter and stronger. All we need is a little sacrifice. (Not the ones like in the Gospel :) ) 1. Try to spend every spare minute like when you wait for something to wish happiness to other people. Just think to yourself: "I wish happiness to everybody" Mean it, don`t repeat this phrase like a machine, you must really wish it. 2. Try helping your family and people you even don`t know for free, just for the sake of helping them. Do not think: "Now I’m helping you and you will do something for me later" or "I wonder what God will give me for I am helping you for free?" Because this is not helping for free. If you can`t help people without wanting something in return (which is all right, because most of us suffer from our large Egos) try asking God not for the material things in return. Like "I want personal progress for me, or I want not to want something in return" From the start when you`re still most of people attached to the result, helping will have a bitter taste, because you get nothing material, and not all people can be grateful and even thank you properly. But as you progress, this bitterness will turn to sweetness. You will feel happiness coming from the person you`re helping, happiness from the process, not the result, and you would need nothing more. I`ve tried this myself and this is fantastic! Thanks again. Richard, this is fantastic.
Thanks a lot, for this post. I came to the same conclusions after some hard time of my life. All our urges are simple, and we need nothing other than some water and simple food to keep our bodies working.
Most of the things (I mean theory, of course not the 30 days list-like practical advices, which are gorgeous) you are advising are in Bhagavad-Gita. But simply to understand them, one should really immerse himself into the book, which is really hard, because it`s really different from what we`ve been taught for our lifetimes. It contains lots of unknown Sanskrit words and definitions.
Because of you those people get the chance escaping materialism.
But living like this is hard without filling your life with something that can develop a taste for non-material happiness. The best thing is to fill it with serving God, but not all the people have faith and even if they do their faith differs in strength and other qualities.
But there is a way for everyone, and it leads to nonmaterial type of happiness, which is 100 times sweeter and stronger.
All we need is a little sacrifice.
(Not the ones like in the Gospel )
1. Try to spend every spare minute like when you wait for something to wish happiness to other people.
Just think to yourself: “I wish happiness to everybody” Mean it, don`t repeat this phrase like a machine, you must really wish it.
2. Try helping your family and people you even don`t know for free, just for the sake of helping them. Do not think: “Now I’m helping you and you will do something for me later” or “I wonder what God will give me for I am helping you for free?”
Because this is not helping for free. If you can`t help people without wanting something in return (which is all right, because most of us suffer from our large Egos) try asking God not for the material things in return. Like “I want personal progress for me, or I want not to want something in return”
From the start when you`re still most of people attached to the result, helping will have a bitter taste, because you get nothing material, and not all people can be grateful and even thank you properly. But as you progress, this bitterness will turn to sweetness. You will feel happiness coming from the person you`re helping, happiness from the process, not the result, and you would need nothing more.
I`ve tried this myself and this is fantastic!
Thanks again.

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