Lasting Happiness || Acharya Prashant

Full Video: For those who want happiness || Acharya Prashant, at DTU (2023)

Transcript

00:00I have listened from multiple sources that we should not chase our happiness.

00:03No, it's not that you should not chase happiness. You should chase great happiness, true happiness,

00:10high happiness, lasting happiness, happiness free of sadness, happiness free of fear.

00:18And this will tell you that usually the happiness that we chase is not high, is not lasting,

00:24comes with fear and comes with sadness. Does it not? Think of your happinesses now. Are they

00:30total? If they are not total, don't stick to them. Search for something higher. Search for something

00:36that won't abate. Search for something that is not dependent on others or conditions. If he smiles,

00:42I'll be happy. But it's not necessary that he'll smile irrespective of how hard you work for him.