HOW TO BE HAPPY & CONTENTED

Q. Gurudev, how to be contented and happy?

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar :

You are not happy? You are not contented now? This very moment; right now (Sri Sri snaps his finger)!

Greed takes away the contentment. It is the, 'I want more, I want more', which makes you miserable, which makes you put so much effort! You should think that whatever is needed for me, I will get it. You should have that faith, that it will come to you.

Why do you get so disturbed? It is greed which disturbs you. So, not wanting too much of anything; balance!

Happiness and contentment comes, the only thing you have to ensure is 

1. LAZINESS: You are not lazy. If you are lazy and you say, 'Let happiness come to me', it is not going to come to you. Lazy people will not be happy.

2. SELFISHNESS: Don't be selfish. If you are selfish, happiness is not going to come to you. If you only say, 'Me, mine, only me', you are not going to be happy. Selfish people will not be happy.

3. GREDINESS: Don't be greedy. A greedy one will not be happy. If you are greedy and say, 'I want more and more and more', you will not be happy.

4. REVENGENESS: People with the feeling of revenge will not be happy. If you want to take revenge on anybody, then you cannot be happy.

5. HATREDNESS: People with much dislikeness of people around them or HATREDNESS also cannot be Happy.

So, if you do not have these qualities, you can be Happy.