How can I be happy?

By: Janardhan McIntosh – Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditiation Retreat

You become happy and fulfilled by being happy and fulfilled, focus on what you have, it becomes more, and likewise, focus on what you don’t have, and it becomes less. Practice the art of contentment, remember desire is anguish!  Desires are endless, as you fulfill one desire it is replaced by another, if your desires are not satisfied, anxiety, unhappiness results, you need to learn detachment and discrimination, when desires arise, discriminate between needs and wants, guard against the illusion that more equates to happiness, the challenge in life is always yourself, you choose happiness or sadness in this moment by choice, emotions come, then go, you are happy one moment, then sad the next, always a rollercoaster of emotions that control you. Once you awaken to the power of detachment, to discriminate between what serves you and what does not, you become empowered, no longer a victim to emotions and circumstances that engulf you, everything that occurs in your life is a lesson that needs to be learnt, once the lesson is learnt, it seldom re appears again. Happiness is a choice; fulfillment comes from following your heart, finding your passion, being excited by the challenges in life, having purpose and meaning in your life. If your life is dedicated to fulfilling only your own desires, you will never be content or happy; peace of mind will always elude you. To experience the highest joy, peace, and happiness, you need to live a surrendered life.

How can I be happy?

What is Peace of Mind?

By: Janardhan McIntosh – Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditiation Retreat

Peace of mind has two definitions: for a meditation practitioner it refers to the stillness that is experienced when the normal mind chatter slows and one experiences the innate peace that is ever present beneath the surface chatter of the mind. The Christ refers to this as the “peace beyond understanding” because you do not understand it, you experience it.

 For people who do not practice meditation it refers to the contentment that follows the ego gratification of the senses or actions completed, this feeling of contentment is temporary as the minds normal agitation quickly resumes its dominance.

What is Peace of Mind?

Is wanting to be rich a bad thing?

By: Janardhan McIntosh – Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditiation Retreat

Is ?

By: Janardhan McIntosh – Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditiation Retreat

You will never be rich (financially abundant) by wanting, to want means to lack; by the very nature of the word wanting, ensures wealth will elude you. To desire wealth is inherent in human nature, good and bad are outdated concepts, there is awareness and lack of awareness, that’s all, every human being up to a certain level of awareness, desires financial freedom, it’s the prime motivator driving the evolution of civilization. Money is honey, its how you obtain it and what you do with it once obtained, is where the laws of karma comes into play. The more aware you become, the better choices you make with the abundance that has come your way. Ask yourself, does your financial wealth serve only yourself and immediate family, or do you utilize your wealth for a greater good? Listen to and follow the dictates of your conscience with all your financial choices.

Is wanting to be rich a bad thing?

Living in the truth

By: Mark Taylor – Managing Director – Keys To Success Club

It has certainly been an interesting six months since my last post.  Sometimes in life you need to go backwards to move forwards.

The two things that I’ve learned in the last six months is the importance of staying in your truth and secondly the importance of letting go.

Staying in your truth

The key question here is how often do you really stay in your truth?  To be able to stay in your truth represents the greatest challenge as-in means not only do you have to really know who you are and what you stand for, but you also need to be prepared to show this to the world whilst of course respecting others in the process.  You also have to face some real insights to yourself that Are not always pretty.

Letting go

I’ve had to face some major challenges in the last six months with certain elements not going according to plan.  In some of the instances I’ve had to face up to full accountability which has been painful at times and a great way to depower the ego.

Letting go does not been becoming a vegetable.  It is more about keeping things in perspective and being much more flexible with the ever changing landscape that we find ourselves in.

 One of the end results of this journey for me is that I have to really connect well with my heart not with my mind.  Whilst it has had been one of the most difficult periods for me, as I have really let myself be totally exposed and vulnerable at times, I am full of optimism because I now feel I can release my full power through better connection with myself and others around me.  Will let you know how I get on!

Living in the truth

Today’s blog is focused on positivity and some views I have found on this subject.  You really need to decide what kind of person you are and what kind of person you want to be.

Positivity is a great aspiration and positive people are like magnets as many people are attracted by this type of energy.

Here are a few thought starters on this subject.

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How to Overcome Your Worries: 5 Timeless Thoughts from the Last …

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 Positivity is important!