由 home-healthhaven 
We all make choices in life aimed at finding happiness and fulfillment, whether it’s in what we eat, who we spend time with, or how we use our time and energy. Yet, despite these efforts, many of us feel a deep sense of emptiness. We have plenty of ideas on achieving happiness, but our hearts still feel unfulfilled.
This is a common issue in today’s world. While we might be good at finding quick, temporary pleasures, true and lasting happiness often seems elusive. This struggle stems from a misunderstanding of who we really are. Most people believe they are simply their mind and body, and so they seek happiness through material means. But according to ancient yoga teachings and other spiritual texts, we are not our bodies or minds – we are eternal spiritual beings temporarily inhabiting physical forms. Our physical body is like clothing, and just as we aren’t defined by our clothes, we aren’t truly defined by our bodies or minds either.
When we mistakenly identify with our bodies and minds, we prioritize satisfying physical and mental urges to find happiness. Whether we’re fixated on the taste of food or pondering the meaning of life, if we do so under the belief that we are merely our bodies and minds, any happiness we find will be fleeting and shallow. This approach keeps happiness just out of reach – it never fully settles in our hearts.
Since our true essence isn’t the mind or body, no amount of devotion to their demands will lead to lasting happiness. Prioritizing our physical and mental desires is as futile as making our clothes the center of our lives.
Being eternal spiritual beings, we need to understand and live according to our spiritual nature to find true happiness. Our spiritual qualities are obscured by our identification with the body and mind. Through genuine spiritual practices, especially those that connect us with our spiritual Source, our consciousness can be purified, revealing our true spiritual selves.
The ancient yoga scriptures recommend mantra meditation as a powerful method for spiritual realization. A true mantra is a sacred sound vibration directly from the spiritual realm, retaining its full potency. By chanting or meditating on these sound vibrations, we connect with the Supreme and purify our consciousness.
Practicing mantra meditation daily helps us experience a deeper sense of spiritual happiness. This practice gradually dissolves the misconceptions we have about ourselves, allowing our true spiritual identity to emerge. Through this, we find the profound and enduring happiness and love we’ve been searching for in the physical world.
The complete and satisfying happiness we seek can be found in a life of spiritual integrity and awareness. No special skills are required to begin this journey. By sincerely adopting the practices offered by the yoga scriptures, we can lead a life rooted in the Absolute Truth. Choosing to practice mantra meditation daily is a step towards rediscovering our natural state of happiness and inner harmony.