Spirit of Islam · HAPPINESS: OTHER NAME FOR CONTENTMENT A State of Mind

HAPPINESS: OTHER NAME FOR CONTENTMENT A State of Mind

Spirit of Islam, Nov 2014, p. 28

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.

Mr Unlimited, but the world in which he lives is a limited world. It is this difference that leads to the phenomenon that is called unhappiness. Both happiness and unhappiness are states of the mind. If you are aware of this fact, you will easily be able to manage your ambitions and instantly achieve happiness. Happiness is an internal phenomenon, it is not an external achievement. Man is searching for happiness outside of him in the external world, although happiness lies within him, in his state of mind. Acharya Rajneesh was an Indian mystic guru. He wrote a book with the title, Kundalini Andar Base. This title is based on a story of the musk deer. When it smells the odour of its musk, it runs here and there in search of the source of the fragrance, although it is actually coming from within itself. The same is true regarding happiness. Man searches for happiness outside of him, although happiness is inside him. Following the above expression, one can say: ‘Happiness andar base’, or happiness dwells inside you. Happiness is everyone’s greatest desire, but everyone fails to achieve happiness. Why is this so? Because, man is searching for it outside of him in the external world, although happiness lies in his inner world, that is, his state of mind. Make your state of mind healthy and you will certainly attain happiness. o Honeybee-Style Living Live like a honeybee. Extract what is good for you and leave what is unwanted for you. Do not waste your time in complaint and protest.

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