I Am Spiritual But Not Religious
Read this beautiful article. ^^
"More than individual happiness, if we decide and work for the betterment and welfare of the people, for the happiness of everyone, together as a whole community...that benevolence will in itself bring happiness and well-being, not just personally to us, but also to everyone.
Those who are entangled in only their own personal happiness struggle more, because their thoughts are limited only to their own selves. Then there are some who are a bit more developed and they try and work for the happiness and welfare of their family, for the neighbors. Then others who are more developed include more and work for the welfare of the state, the country, and the world, etc. Those who are the most developed try and remain firm in the welfare of the whole world, never harming or hurting others on any level.
The more we expand our thoughts for the welfare of everyone, the more our ego will expand. There are two ways to destroy the ego - either we expand it to include everything and everyone, or to shrink it down to nothing. So the more expanded is the ego, the happier that person will be. The more constricted one is, thinking only about himself, the more unhappy that person will be. Even in the family, the more narrow-minded someone is, he is not respected by the family. Family and society respects those who work for the welfare and betterment of the family and the society.
Those who think and work for the welfare of the whole world, wherever they go, they always find people who support, help and assist them in their work for the benevolence of the world. Examples are great men like Swami Vivekananda, Swami Rama Tirtha etc.
The more and more expanded our thoughts and ego are, including the benevolence and welfare for everyone, the more our happiness increases."
-Anonymous.
"More than individual happiness, if we decide and work for the betterment and welfare of the people, for the happiness of everyone, together as a whole community...that benevolence will in itself bring happiness and well-being, not just personally to us, but also to everyone.
Those who are entangled in only their own personal happiness struggle more, because their thoughts are limited only to their own selves. Then there are some who are a bit more developed and they try and work for the happiness and welfare of their family, for the neighbors. Then others who are more developed include more and work for the welfare of the state, the country, and the world, etc. Those who are the most developed try and remain firm in the welfare of the whole world, never harming or hurting others on any level.
The more we expand our thoughts for the welfare of everyone, the more our ego will expand. There are two ways to destroy the ego - either we expand it to include everything and everyone, or to shrink it down to nothing. So the more expanded is the ego, the happier that person will be. The more constricted one is, thinking only about himself, the more unhappy that person will be. Even in the family, the more narrow-minded someone is, he is not respected by the family. Family and society respects those who work for the welfare and betterment of the family and the society.
Those who think and work for the welfare of the whole world, wherever they go, they always find people who support, help and assist them in their work for the benevolence of the world. Examples are great men like Swami Vivekananda, Swami Rama Tirtha etc.
The more and more expanded our thoughts and ego are, including the benevolence and welfare for everyone, the more our happiness increases."
-Anonymous.
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