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Zen and the Art of Unreasonable Happiness “There is no path to Happiness. Happiness is the path.” – Dan Millman Over the years we’ve been bombarded by a plethora of get-happy-quick schemes. Everybody seems to have some sort of long-winded “secret” to happiness. But when it comes down to it, there is no trick to happiness. When the chips are down, and our backs are against the wall, happiness is a choice. It’s up to us. We all have the capacity to cultivate our own happiness. Being happy isn’t an if/when proposition –“I will be happy if…” or “I will be happy when”– It’s a will/won’t admonition. Being happy is about collapsing into something primordial inside ourselves. It’s about letting go of expectations, genuinely letting go, and just being present with that innate, awe-inspired, drunken smile within. That place of inner-Zen, where your heart leaps over itself like a little red trickster god. The most important truth is this: you do not need a reason to be happy. That’s the only “formula” you will ever need. Your ego will wrestle with the idea of this, but your soul knows it to be true. But, as with most things, happiness takes practice. It takes discipline. It takes a riot of the heart. It takes staring into the abyss and laughing, wholeheartedly at whatever comes out of it: pain, fear, loss, grief, jealousy, anger. The best way to practice the necessary discipline of happiness is through mindfulness meditation. This is the Zen-aspect of happiness: being present to that peaceful center within, despite the tragicomedy that our lives can be. With enough practice and disciplined mediation, we can learn how to empower ourselves by controlling our “negative” emotions through “positive” action. We can become Masters of Seizing the Moment through the use of emotional alchemy. We learn how to extract the maximum emotional satisfaction from each moment, despite the “quality” of the moment, while minimizing the amount of energy squandered on negative emotions. Buddhist monk, photographer and author Matthieu Ricard talks on the habits of happiness - It’s what Dan Millman referred to as unreasonable happiness; where, even in the face of some of life’s greatest tragedies, we can find sparks of happiness that can turn into raging fires if allowed to fruition. The action is the thing. Most people act the way they feel. But this doesn’t have to be the case. We have a choice. With enough discipline and practice we can actually feel the way we act. For example: you can “feel” scared but “act” courageous. Similarly, you can “feel” road rage but “act” calmly. With enough practice you can eventually feel the way you act. Through emotional alchemy, happiness truly is a choice. Philosophically speaking, the nihilism that arises from an inherently meaningless universe must be countered by the courage to bring meaning to the meaninglessness. Charlie Chaplain said it best, “Smile though your heart is aching.” Indeed, the only way to be truly free is to choose happiness over meaninglessness. Our only freedom is found in loving the task of being a fallible human going through the motions of knowing we’re going to die. The typical human knows that he knows; the learned human knows that he doesn’t know; the wise human knows that it doesn’t matter, and chooses happiness instead. With emotional alchemy we don’t learn courage, love, and happiness; we simply act courageous, loving, and happy; despite our feeling fearful, hateful, or sad. The pretense is mere makeup. The action is the thing. The more unconditional we are with ourselves, the more we’re able to recondition the original condition. Like Jonathan Haidt, author of the Happiness Hypothesis, wrote, “Human rationality depends critically on sophisticated emotionality. It is only because our emotional brains work so well that our reasoning can work at all.” This is the power of emotional alchemy. This is the power of unreasonable happiness. The best part about being happy, especially if it’s unreasonable, is that it’s contagious. If you’ve ever stood in a Laugh Circle, you know what I mean. Try it: stand in a circle with your best friends. Then have everybody start fake laughing. You’ll be surprised how fast that “fake” laughter becomes “real.” That’s because joy is contagious. Laughter is infectious. Happiness is a survival mechanism, when it really comes down to it. Especially for the social creature that is the human animal. Let yourself be surprised by joy. Let yourself laugh for no reason. If not for yourself, do it for others. Happiness needs no reason, and neither do you. Just do it, and then pass it on to others. Allow yourself to be the first domino with a smile on its face instead of dots. Fall back. Let yourself go, and collapse into your joy. The other dominoes will thank you for it in the long run. Nothing could be easier. Then again, depending upon your perspective, nothing could be more difficult. But like his Holiness the Dalai Lama once said, “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” The first person you need to be compassionate with is yourself. Whether reasonable or unreasonable, choose to be happy. Image Source: Happy happy, joy joy! Happiness is Contagious Comments My heart needed restoration to its original joy. Sometimes we give that joy away to other people slipping into their happiness and forgetting to sustain our own. Feeling better after reading this reminder. I must keep centered on self. It’s so good that you took the time to write this article. I needed reminding, so I wanted to thank you, even your name made me happy. Wow. A very good article.
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Zen i umetnost Nerazumno Happiness "Ne postoji put do sreće. Sreća je put "-. Dan Millman Tokom godina smo bombardovani mnoštvo dobiti-happy-quick sheme. Čini se da svi imaju neku vrstu vijugava "tajna" za sreću. Ali kad se sve svodi na to, ne postoji trik za sreću. Kad čipovi su dolje, i leđa su uza zid, sreća je izbor. To je do nas. Svi mi imamo kapacitet da obrađuju naše sreće. Biti sretan nije, ako / kad tvrdnja - "Ja ću biti sretan ako ..." ili "Ja ću biti sretan kada se" - To je volja / osvojio 't opomene. Biti sretna je zbog kolapsa u nešto iskonsko unutar sebe. Radi se o puštajući očekivanja, istinski pustiti, i samo su prisutni s tim urođenim, strahopoštovanje-nadahnuta, pijani osmijeh roku. To mjesto unutrašnje-Zen, gdje je tvoje srce skače preko same sebe kao mala crvena varalica god. Najvažniji Istina je ovo: ne treba razlog da bude srećna. To je jedini "formulu" ćete ikada trebati. Vaš ego će se bore sa idejom ovog, ali tvoja duša zna da je to istina. Ali, kao i kod većine stvari, sreća traje praksi. Potrebno je disciplina. Potrebno je pobuna srca. To traje bulji u ponor i smeje, zdušno na bilo kojem dolazi od toga: bol, strah, gubitak, tuga, ljubomora, anger. Najbolji način da se bave potrebne discipline sreće kroz sabranost meditacije. Ovo je Zen-aspekt sreće: bio prisutan na to mirno centra u okviru, uprkos tragikomedija da su naši životi mogu biti. Uz dovoljno prakse i disciplinovan posredovanje, možemo naučiti kako osnažiti sebe kontroliranjem naših "Negativne" emocije kroz "pozitivne" akcije. Možemo postati Masters oduzimanja Moment kroz upotrebu emocionalne alhemije. Učimo o tome kako izvući maksimum emocionalnog zadovoljstva iz svakog trenutka, uprkos "kvaliteta" od trenutka, uz minimiziranje količinu energije rasipaju na negativne emocije. Budistički monah, fotograf i autor Matthieu Ricard govori o navikama sreće - To je ono što Ovo Millman naziva nerazumnim sreće; gdje, čak u lice nekih od najvećih života tragedija, možemo naći iskre sreće koja se može pretvoriti u bjesnio požar ako se dopusti da plod. U akciji je stvar. Većina se ljudi ponašaju na način na koji osjećaju. Ali to ne mora biti slučaj. Imamo izbor. Uz dovoljno discipline i prakse možemo zapravo osjetiti način na koji smo djelovati. Na primjer: možete "osjetiti" uplašen, ali "djelovati" hrabri. Slično, možete "osjetiti" put bijes, ali "djelovati" mirno. Uz dovoljno prakse možete na kraju osjetiti način na koji djeluju. Kroz emocionalne alhemije, sreća zaista je izbor. Filozofski gledano, u nihilizam koji proizlazi iz inherentno besmislenom svemiru moraju suprotstaviti hrabrosti da bi značenje na besmislenost. Charlie kapelan je rekao da je najbolje, "Smile iako vaše srce je boli." Zaista, jedini način da se istinski slobodan je izabrati sreću zbog besmisla. Naša jedina sloboda se nalazi u ljubavi zadatak biti varljivi ljudski prolazi kroz pokrete znati ćemo umrijeti. Tipična ljudska zna da on zna; učeni ljudskih zna da ne zna; mudri ljudskih zna da to nije važno, i bira sreće umjesto. Sa emocionalne alhemije ne uče hrabrosti, ljubav, i sreća; Mi jednostavno djelovati hrabro, ljubavni, i sretna; uprkos našim osjećaj straha, mrzak, ili sad. Pretvaranje je samo šminka. U akciji je stvar. Što više bezuvjetnu smo sami sa sobom, više smo u stanju popraviti u prvobitno stanje. Kao Jonathan Hajt, autor Happiness Hipoteza, napisao, "Ljudska racionalnosti ovisi kritički na sofisticirane emocionalnosti. To je samo zato što naš emocionalni mozak radi tako dobro da naša razmišljanja može raditi na svim. "To je snaga emocionalne alhemije. To je moć nerazumne sreće. Najbolji dio o tome sretna, pogotovo ako je nerazumno, je da je zarazno. Ako ste ikada stajao u Laugh krug, znaš šta mislim. Probaj: stoje u krugu sa svojim najboljim prijateljima. Zatim su svi počeli lažno smeje. Vi ćete biti iznenađeni koliko brzo da "Lažni" smeh postaje "Real." To je zato što radost je zarazna. Smijeh je zarazna. Sreća je mehanizam opstanka, kada se svodi na to. Posebno za socijalnu stvorenje koje je ljudska životinja. Neka sami biti iznenađeni radosti. Neka se smijati bez razloga. Ako ne za sebe, to za druge. Sreća ne treba razlog, a ni ti. Just do it, a zatim prenijeti na druge. Dopustite sebi da bude prvi domino sa osmijehom na svom licu umjesto tačaka. Povući se. Neka sami otići, i srušiti u svoje radosti. Drugi domine će vam zahvaliti za to na duge staze. Ništa ne može biti jednostavnije. A opet, u zavisnosti od vaše perspektive, Ništa ne može biti teže. Ali kao što je Njegova Svetost Dalaj Lama je jednom rekao, "Ako želite da drugi budu sretni, praksi samilost. Ako želite biti sretni, praksi samilosti. "Prva osoba morate biti samilosti s je sebe. Bez obzira da li razumno ili nerazumno, odabrati da bude sretna. Image Source: Happy Happy, joy joy! Sreća je zarazna Komentari My heart needed restoration to its original joy. Sometimes we give that joy away to other people slipping into their happiness and forgetting to sustain our own. Feeling better after reading this reminder. I must keep centered on self. Tako je dobro da si uzeo vremena za pisanje ovaj članak. Morao sam podsjećajući, pa sam htio da ti se zahvalim, čak i svoje ime me je usrećilo. Wow. Vrlo dobar članak.