Why Most People Never Find True Happiness
Girish Jha, Coach and Guide, Eastern Wisdom . Happiness & Wisdom
The Inner Garden: Imagine your inner self as a garden. Knowledge is the sunlight, the teacher is the gardener, the intellect is the fertile soil, vasana (pure emotion) is the nourishing water, and the mind is the growing plant. Through the careful tending of these elements, the garden blossoms into a state of liberation.
Step-by-Step Summary with Headings:
1. The Foundation: Eight Steps to Inner Harmony
•Knowledge & Intellect (The First Marriage):
- Intellect receives knowledge from a teacher, leading to humility.
- This humility qualifies the intellect to become a seeker..
- The seeker gains the wealth of wisdom, leading to lasting happiness.
•Mind & Emotion (The Second Marriage):
- Mind is guided by intellect.
- Pure emotion (devotion) harmonizes the connection between mind and intellect.
- This union transforms behavior, attitude, and actions.
• Purification through Filters:
- Mind, intellect, emotion, and knowledge act as filters, purifying actions.
- This ensures actions are purposeful and conscious.
• Manifestation of the Real Self:
- The real self manifests, inspiring others and creating a life of peace, clarity, and fulfillment
• Daily Application:
- Apply teachings to relationships, daily life, and teaching others.
- Observe responses and mental states before, during, and after actions.
- Cultivate a state of "choiceless awareness" and "living in the moment."
• The Seeker's Influence:
- As a seeker, your words influence others.
- Invite others to join the journey with commitment.
• Removing Ignorance:
- Set values until the mind reveals the real self (24/7).
- Knowledge of the "Real Self" comes from Satsang.
• Satsang: Company of Truth:
- Practice Satsang.
- Apply the LIBERATE principles.
- Love, Investigate, Break, Eliminate, Relax, Aspire, Transcend, Embody.
-Mind & Emotion (The Second Marriage):
- Mind is guided by intellect.
- Pure emotion (devotion) harmonizes the connection between mind and intellect.
- This union transforms behavior, attitude, and actions.
2. Progression: From Satsang to Liberation (Jivanmukti)
• Satsang (Association with Truth):
- Mental transformation: questioning, new perspectives.
- Emotional transformation: inspiration, challenges.
- Behavioral changes: spiritual practices, mindful actions.
- Daily life impact: concious effort to apply teachings.
• Nissangatvam (Non-attachment):
- Mental transformation: reduced identification, objectivity.
- Emotional transformation: decreased volatility, quicker recovery.
- Behavioral changes: letting go, balanced relationships.
- Daily life impact: less stress, present-moment awareness
• Nirmohatvam (Freedom from Delusion):
- Mental transformation: clear perception, recognition of thoughts.
- Emotional transformation: spontaneous compassion, contentment.
- Behavioral changes: actions aligned with wisdom, reduced need for validation.
- Daily life impact: clear seeing, authentic interactions.
• Nischalatattvam (Steadfastness in Reality):
- Mental transformation: stable awareness, effortless discernment.
- Emotional transformation: profound equanimity, natural responsiveness.
- Behavioral changes: actions flow from wisdom, consistent conduct.
- Daily life impact: inner stability, presence in ordinary activities.
• Jeevanmuktih (Liberation While Living):
- Mental transformation: freedom from doership, abidance as awareness.
- Emotional transformation: unconditional love, complete acceptance.
- Behavioral changes: life as expression of truth, action without burden.
- Daily life impact: life lives itself, every moment complete.
Girish Jha has been teaching, mentoring, and promoting wellness for patients/ seekers, desiring proven results without the reliance (and costs) associated with pharmaceuticals. He has offered services in alternative and complementary mind-body practices, well-being, and illness management programs for the last 40+ years. He has helped improve the quality of life for patients/ seekers with psychological disorders (ADHD, PTSD, and anxiety) and physical conditions (including Muscular Dystrophy, various forms of cancer, and debilitating pain). His patients come from all walks of life (technologists, engineers, public servants, politicians, diplomats, teachers, adolescents, and even medical doctors).