Page 21 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 3

DETERMINATION AND CONTENTMENT
this is not there any amount of comfort or riches or fame will not give happiness. Real Santushti feeling is a by product of the awareness of transitoriness of things and events in life. There is every reason to look into our images in the mirror every day and feel happy at being what we are. We should note however that our image has been changing and we have always been happy at it.
The first part of our contemplation is to just to remember where we can find happiness. It is no secret that every of us know that happiness comes from inside, where we actually experience it. If this is remembered we can save us lots of suffering. Remember even an expensive car or house can not give us the happiness that we already have on the inside. An image of happiness that we see on TV or in the movies is not nearly as good as experiencing the real thing.
If our contemplation is steady on this first aspect we can start the second part of the contemplation: The nature of jara or old age. The very idea disturbs most of us. I suggest that we
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