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We meditate and know how we can become happy, free, fearless, loving, and how we can rebuild society. The first thing we have to know is where happiness comes from. Do you think happiness comes from the accumulation of wealth or a whirl of social activities, or from name and fame? If inside there is sadness, if inside there is burning, if inside you are upset, you may move among society's elite, have name and fame and riches, but you won't be happy. You must get to the core of the problem. You are starting from the outside, but really you must start from the inside. If you are happy within, you won't care for name, fame, and other extravagant things. If they come, let them come; if they don't, let it be. I've seen happy people with few possessions, and I have seen people with a lot of possessions always dejected, brooding, and worrying about their problems. People who are happy are in touch with themselves. First of all, we have to have a connection with our own selves. That is the main thing. In this materialistic society, the most lonely and forlorn person is the materialist himself, because he does not have insight into spiritual life or inner power. He does not have a sense of these inner values. He has limited himself and lives in a narrow world. When we go inside and make the connection with our own selves, we are happy even with a few things. If more things come, they will add to your happiness; if you have inner awareness, they will smooth your need. But if you don't have inner awareness, your material things can pile up and still there will be a void, an emptiness. The
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| SR No. | 006984 |
| Book Title | Sense Beyond Senses |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Chitrabhanu |
| Publisher | Jain Meditation International Centre |
| Publication Year | 1971 |
| Total Pages | 54 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 4 MB |