When you say 'we always', I'm assuming you mean yourself and those in your frame of reference.
Becoming discontent after being content is not true contentment. What a contentment is based on has great bearing upon it's truth. Happiness can change as we are happy that it rains and then we are happy that the sun shines but overall we are content that we have seasons to enjoy. On Sep 10, 5:52 pm, kenny1 <[email protected]> wrote: > when we are happy, i dont tink it can last. we always become > discontent after we become content, if you focus on the bad. focus on > the good and you will always be content. and The Master said: “Walking > three together I am sure of teachers. I pick out the good and follow > it; I see the bad and shun it.” optomistic. are there techniuqes > though to following a happy path? it it just natural? or is it > dependant upon our childhood care? what we see in our fathers and > mothers when we are just youngn's. do we really become like them? > heard that one? maybe some people are just cursed, but more likely it > is your attitude. i have met too many loonies though and i feel too > sory for the kids they have, so unfortunatly some are at a major > disadvantage when born. one day maybe society wil all fall into the > same social status, and all respect one another. then that is where > art comes. art can bring togetherness. > > On Sep 10, 2:23 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > That is not true,, it is one persons saying he is unhappy because he is > > seeking god and trying to justify what he thinks, a distortion of ideas. > > what I have found is truths are never really hidden we are looking in the > > wrong places.. or trying to make it to complex. > > > Rigsy the term higher power is a way of preventing me from forcing my > > beliefs on you.. > > Allan > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 2:39 AM, kenny1 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I think if you look up quotes under happiness you will find anything > > > you seek. i like the quote by, i guess some indian guy, that goes... > > > As long as you are seeking happiness (or God), you will never find it, > > > because the act of seeking itself is a confession of unhappiness".- > > > Adi Da Samraj. happiness is not the subject. our actions and > > > thoughts can be though. our happiness is dependant upon our actions. > > > then you can go deep into the mentality of people. I never see what > > > has been done; I only see what remains to be done. Siddhartha Buddha. > > > there is wisdom in that. try reading some confucious. philosophy. but > > > it is just as you make it i think. sometimes i realize that one bad > > > thought can ruin your day. it is sort of like a pattern, but once you > > > understand it it changes... you change, but there is then more to > > > learn. a circle? circles... who really knows the truth? should we > > > seacrh for hidden truths? i think the disposition of one creates one > > > "happiness" level. "The greatest part of our happiness depends on our > > > dispositions, not our circumstances" - Martha Washington. > > > "I quote others only in order the better to express myself.” -Michel > > > de Montaigne > > > > On Sep 8, 10:50 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Slip has been bringing us back lately, to the notion of happiness, our > > > > duty to happiness, the source of our happiness. I think this is > > > > important. Our method of pursuit of happiness, I think, determines > > > > the ultimate result of our happiness, I think. > > > > > Here is a non dual perspective on happiness by a 21st century mystic: > > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPDthzsyvQc > > > > > What do YOU think? > > > -- > > ( > > ) > > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
