The Saint's Quotes: Find fresh joy

Learn how to find "fresh joy" from famous quotes from saints - deeper and more practical

We all live in search of happiness. I set various goals, such as material success, enriching relationships, and living a healthy life, and strive to achieve them every day. However, even if your wishes come true and you achieve your goals, you may still feel unfulfilled deep within your heart. Why is that? Rev. Paramahansa Yogananda's quote gives us a deeper insight into this question. It suggests a path to true happiness that cannot be achieved through material wealth or achievement of our desires alone, and teaches us the importance of inner quest.

A sense of emptiness and passive peace after achieving your wishes

We often tend to seek happiness from external factors. I believe that if you have money, status, and an ideal partner, you will be happy. Of course, there is no denying that these factors contribute to happiness. However, as the words of Master Yogananda say, they are temporary and not the source of true happiness.

Even if you have material wealth and health, your mind is not satisfied and you feel bored, which is a state of "passive peace." This occurs because the heart is paralyzed due to the continued absence of joy, worries, and irritability. As we get used to our luxurious lives and live our days of lacking change in our daily lives, we forget our gratitude and seek stimulation.

For example, let's say someone lives in a luxurious house, drives around in luxury cars, and eats all the delicious food. At first glance, it appears that he is living a happy life without any inconvenience. However, his heart may not be satisfied and he may be constantly looking for inspiration, thinking, "Is there anything interesting?" This shows that material wealth alone does not provide true happiness.

To get out of this state, you need an inner quest. Rather than relying on material things, we need to look inside ourselves and look for the source of true happiness.

Inner quest, positive peace, and seeking "always fresh joy" in the soul

Yogananda preaches that "positive peace" is true happiness. This is to calm the waves of your mind through concentration and discover "always fresh joy" deep within your soul. Rather than relying on material stimuli or distraction, we can achieve this joy by seeking God's love in the inner silence.

"Assisted peace" means inner stability and peace that is not dependent on external circumstances. It is a state of mind that allows you to remain calm and filled with constant state without being at the mercy of emotions such as joy, sadness, success or failure.

To achieve this "positive peace," you need to calm the waves of your mind through practices such as meditation and yoga, and to realize your inner divine essence. Dr. Yogananda states that by sedating the waves of the mind through concentration, and staring at the bottom of the calming lake of the heart, one can find a positive peace of "always fresh joy" in the soul.

Practice: Kriya Yoga and Service to God: A Specific Path to Happiness

The wealthy man in the story became a pupil of Master Yogananda and found true happiness by practicing Kriya yoga. Kriya yoga is a meditation method that encourages peace of mind and allows you to realize the inner divine essence of the self.

Kriya yoga is an advanced yoga technique that combines breathing techniques, mantras, posture, etc., and is said to have the effect of purifying the nervous system, improving energy flow, and raising awareness by practicing it regularly.

It is also important to live a balanced life and serve God in your heart. Always being aware of God and having a sense of love and gratitude for God will fill your heart and increase your sense of happiness.

When a wealthy man he met in New York told him, "I have enough wealth to be disgusting and healthy to be disgusting," Yogananda asked, "But you're not disgusting and happy to be disgusting, are you?" He then taught him Kriya yoga and encouraged him to serve God. As a result, he was able to live his life with a constant sense of fresh happiness.

Overcoming the fear of death, looking at life from an eternal perspective

As the words at the end of their death suggest, those who have found true happiness will not be afraid of death. This is because love and faith in God allow us to understand that death is not the end, but a journey back to the beloved person of the universe. This understanding eases anxiety about death and gives you the power to cherish the moment.

In the story, a man who practiced Kuriya yoga told his wife at his deathbed, "I feel sorry for you who have to see me off, but I am very happy right now, as I am now heading to the beloved person in the universe." He was not afraid of death, but was delighted and grateful to return to God.

To overcome this fear of death, we need to abandon our obsession with the material and look at life from an eternal perspective. We are both physical beings and eternal beings, the soul. By deepening our love and faith in God, we can understand the eternal nature of our souls and overcome our fear of death.

Applications to everyday life and specific guidelines for conduct

Below are specific guidelines for conduct that can be obtained from this famous quote: By practicing these actions, we will not only gain material wealth, but also our heart richness, and we will be able to experience true happiness.

Make meditation a habit: In your daily life, even a few minutes, take time to meditate and calm your mind. Meditation can be done in a variety of ways, such as focusing on your breath, chanting mantras, and visualizing images.

Touching nature: By placing yourself in nature, your heart is healed and you can feel the beauty of God's creation. Proactively create opportunities to interact with nature, such as walking around the park, hiking, or gardening in the garden.

Be grateful: Find things you can be grateful in your daily life and feel grateful. Make the habit of consciously remembering gratitude when you wake up in the morning, when you eat, or before going to bed.

Service to others: Doing something for others will help you feel free from self-centered thinking and enjoyment. Develop a richer mind through serving others, including volunteering, helping people in need, and saying kind words.

Deepen your faith in God: By deepening your love and faith in God, you can find the meaning of life and gain the power to overcome difficulties. Develop your faith in God in a way that suits you, such as reading the Bible, going to church, or offering prayers.

Learning Kriya Yoga: By learning Kriya Yoga, the teaching of Yogananda Master, you can deepen your inner peace and discover true happiness. You can learn from organizations such as the Self-Realization Fellowship.

Lessons a balanced life: Maintain a regular life, healthy diet, moderate exercise, adequate sleep, and maintain physical and mental health.

Letting go of negative emotions: Negative emotions such as anger, hatred, jealousy, and anxiety disrupt peace and harm happiness. Once you notice these feelings, try to let go.

Focus on this moment: Rather than being caught up in the uncertainty of past events or future events, focusing on this moment can help maintain peace of mind.

Continuing to grow yourself: By continuing to grow yourself, such as learning new things, pursuing hobbies, or aiming to improve your skills, you can bring fulfillment and joy to your life.

The quest for true happiness is an eternal journey

Master Yogananda's quote suggests that material success and achievement of desire alone cannot provide true happiness. True happiness is achieved by seeking God's love in the inner silence and discovering "always fresh joy" deep within the soul. By practicing meditation techniques such as Kriya Yoga and working to serve God, we will be able to approach true happiness.

The quest for true happiness is not something that can be achieved overnight. It is a lifelong journey and requires daily effort and continuous practice. But that journey will make us deeper, richer, and happier. With the words of Master Yogananda in his heart, we will also set out on a journey of inner quest in search of true happiness. And I believe that one day we will definitely be able to find "always fresh joy" deep within our soul.

Shokey Hayashi

Exorcist/Radionics Technique Researcher

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Born in Aomori Prefecture in 1965, he has been suffering from troubles, illnesses and injuries caused by spiritual phenomena since childhood. However, one day, when he was 20 years old, he attended an event, had a mysterious experience at the venue, and was hit by lightning energy from the heavens, as if piercing the spinal cord from his brain, and his psychic abilities blossomed. He then began studying psychology and psychiatry, and now he has combined psychiatry and consciousness engineering. Established "Radionics exorcism" using our own radionics techniques. "It's possible to treat your fortune" beyond exorcism, memorial service, and healing.