The Simple Way to Peace and Happiness

When we take birth, the first thing we do is breath in, and when we die, the last thing we do is breath out. And in the middle of birth and death, we continually do breathe in and breath out. Our body is nothing but the community of cells. The cells of our body will die if we try to breath in only not breathe out or breathe out only, not breathe in or holding the breath for long.

We have to breathe in and breathe out in a regular and rhythmic way to sustain our life. Our respiratory system is designed in this way. Playing with its basic design can snatch our life away.

Similarly, when we involve only in the accumulation and acquisition and not in giving out or only in giving and not taking in or acquiring something, in both extreme ways we create suffering and trauma. And eventually we extinct.

Donating or giving something is not confined to wealth and money only. Whatever we have or acquired – that may be specialization in some particular area or life experience, knowledge of some particular subjects or anything which can bring the positive changes in the life of others and society, must be contributed. At bigger level or smaller, it does not matter, at what level we can contribute, we must do that.

 Many of us may think- what my small contribution can do for the society, and we may not take the initiative in contributing whatever we can do at our level.

As Bhagavat Gita (2: 41) says – no effort goes in vain.

Our contribution and effort may not be visible, but it makes the differences.

We always ask for more and more. By doing so - we never feel abundant and fulfilled. The more we get, the more we want. This spectrum of vacuum inside us keeps increasing the more we get.

In this contrast, we start feeling a sense of contentment and fulfillment, the vacuum inside us start filling with love, compassion and joy, the moment we start contributing the society. It gives us immense joy of becoming a donner. In that state we do not feel less than an emperor.

For living a life like a king – we need not to have all the wealth and power of the world, but we must have an attitude of helping people who are in need and a heart of becoming a donner whatever we can donate or contribute for empowering the world.

That is true that whatever we give that comes to us in multitudes in one or other form and time.

We have today improved infrastructure, technology, documentations and books on various topics, etc. these are existing before us because of the contribution of the people of the past. Whatever we have got today, we have got from this world only, and at the end of our life we have to leave everything back here only without any idea what would happen to our earned resources.

Before reaching that stage, we must consciously use those resources in contributing in building a stronger society. This is not only our responsibility, but obligation also to contribute something positive for the contemporary people and coming generations. This is the only way by which we can have contentment, peace and happiness.

Remember, no one can be happy and fulfilled by turning away from their responsibility and obligation, no matter how much wealth he has generated, what post and position he is holding, what educational degree he has, how many books he has read, how many times he goes to the religious places and bows down, what the belief system he has etc.

The simple way to peace and happiness is to give back what you have received from this planet in one or another form before you leave this planet forever. It is not only confined to the materialistic things, but also your soft skills and vast life experience.