Thursday, January 27, 2011

Chinese New Year Blossoms (9) - The Quest for Happiness


"Man has to pay attention to three basic duties
in the quest for happiness.

(1) He should forget what he has to forget, namely,
the world around him and its tantalising pleasures.

(2) He has to reach where he has to reach, namely,
the goal of the Divine, the Presence of the Almighty; and

(3) He has to give up what he has to give up, namely,
material desires and pursuits.

The Vedic prayer

"Asatho maa sadgamaya,
Thamaso maa jyothir gamaya,
Mrthyor maa amrtham gamaya"

summarises these aspirations very nicely."


~ Baba ~
(Voice of the Avatar)


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