| Men and women are always rushing to and fro, back | | | | happiness is to look inside your self and find the |
| and forth, this way and that way. All their rushing is | | | | happiness there. |
| because they are seeking something, and demand that | | | | If you have control of your mental facilities you can |
| their craving be immediately satisfied. They demand | | | | make conscious choices. These choices are what |
| that life happen instantly, they can not wait for another | | | | direct your life. If you do not have control of your self, |
| moment to have that thing that seems to be holding | | | | if you do not have mental mastery then your choices |
| the key to their happiness. | | | | control you. You react to outside stimulus and your |
| Whether we realize it or not we will not find happiness | | | | world is seemingly random and full of discord. Should |
| in things, items, positions, happenings, events, or | | | | you make the effort to gain control of your self, you |
| anything we can pay money for. The seeking of a | | | | will gain control of your world. You will make a choice |
| selfish desire only results in more misery. When you | | | | from the position of power, not have to make choices |
| think that a certain thing will provide your happiness | | | | to react to what is being forced upon you. When you |
| you are basing your happiness on something | | | | have achieved mastery over your self and your |
| temporary, so therefore you might experience | | | | thoughts, then and only then can you make the choice |
| happiness, but it will be temporary. | | | | to be happy. |
| Then there are those who seek to give to gain; there | | | | Having control of your mental facilities, having a |
| is no greater delusion or source of misery than the | | | | mastery over your thoughts is a permanent |
| belief that you gain by selfish sacrifice. To give and | | | | achievement. Then when you choose to be happy; |
| expect return is worse than to not give at all. When | | | | your happiness will be permanent, because you |
| looking through the eyes of a selfish person what may | | | | created it for your self. You will have harmony with the |
| look like the golden ring always turns out to be only | | | | universe and this is permanent, nothing can destroy it |
| cheep plastic. When will we learn that you can not find | | | | but you. |
| happiness by centering your hopes on things that are | | | | The greatest universal law is Love. When you gain |
| temporary and impermanent? | | | | control of your self, you become in tune with the |
| Real lasting happiness can only be found inside us. It | | | | universal song, you begin to dance to the universal |
| can only be based upon our own actions and | | | | harmony of life. This may seem a strange concept, but |
| emotions. You can not experience an emotion from a | | | | nevertheless it is there. When you join in the dance, |
| thing; you can not experience other people's emotions. | | | | your soul turns toward the divine source which is the |
| You can only ever experience your own emotions and | | | | only place permanent satisfaction may be found. |
| that only by choice. The secret to finding true | | | | |