Buddha on Happiness
Be present. Be happy.
I am drawn to the sound of water. Always have been. It makes me joyful and peaceful. Through that, it brings me happiness. That’s why I often go to the sea to just listen to the sound of the waves and become rejuvenated and enlightened by this immense, vast, and wonderful gift of positive energy.
“These slow, whooshing noises are the sounds of non-threats, which is why they work to calm people,” says Orfeu Buxton, an associate professor of biobehavioral health at Pennsylvania State University. “It’s like they’re saying: don’t worry, don’t worry, don’t worry.”
“Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the oceans depth are calm.” — Siddhārtha Gautama
I am drawn to flowers. Always have been. As a child — and today whenever possible — I could spend my time happily just watching them grow. I still get up every morning just to see how much they’ve grown and I can still not wait for the moment when they start blooming and open with the sunlight.
They so much represent for me what I would define as the archetype that lies at the heart of…
