Hunger, thirst, sleep etc just happen – they are not the result of your thinking. Anger, hatred, sadness, depression etc, on the other hand, involve thinking; your mind produces them.
In the thinking, which brings anger, hatred, sadness, depression etc, your mind does not seek your permission; it does these things ignoring your upbringing, culture, education etc. The “natural you”, of course, is quite different from the person, who becomes angry, hateful, sad and depressed.
Mind can bring senses, body, reason, culture and everything else under its control. For instance, no one wants to be unhappy - but one is unhappy frequently, all the same. No one enjoys being angry, but one becomes angry frequently, all the same - uncontrollably angry, at times. Anger, hatred, sadness, depression etc are all conditions of mind, indicating some kind of internal conflict, over which, persons seldom seem to have much control. Any kind of conflict causes unhappiness.
Anger, hatred, sadness, depression, etc are not your real nature. If they are your nature, then, you would be happy when you are angry, when you hate, when you are sad, when you are depressed, etc. Our experience shows that no one is happy when angry, when hating, when sad, when depressed, etc. Anger, hatred, sadness, depression, etc are unstable states – they make a person unstable. It is easy to disturb an unstable state. Disturb the unstable states of your mind - and become happy.
Happiness is natural to a person. Happiness is a stable state. We do not want to disturb this state. When we disturb this state, we become unhappy.
Thus, in every individual, there exist two persons - a “natural person” who is happy, cheerful, enthusiastic and an “unnatural person”, who is afflicted by anger, hatred, sadness, depression etc. Occupying the same mind, this “unnatural person” seems to take charge, as long as the moods, such as anger, hatred, sadness, depression, etc, last.
Your goal should be – to be the “natural you” more time in a day than the “unnatural you”. This reduces conflict in your mind – which makes you more happy. Dr Seuss says “Be who you are and say what you feel - because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind”.
The next thought is “About likes and dislikes”
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