How self-knowledge influences the pursuit of happiness

Jonas Masetti, Acharya and founder of Vishva Vidya, talks about how ancient Indian culture views feelings and sensations

The search for happiness is incessant, which often generates anxiety due to excessive worries about the future. So, we always want more and always connect our happiness to results. But, in reality, true happiness must lie in daily growth, routine and the way you see life.

Vedanta

Vedanta, the ancient Indian knowledge, explains how we can have this new perspective on life. Jonas Masetti, Acharya and Founder of Vishva Vidya, talks about the role of feelings and sensations in this process of self-knowledge.

“Since I began my journey in Vedanta, my perception of happiness and self-knowledge has changed radically. Like practically all of us, I grew up in an environment where the definition of what it means to be happy is associated with a external reward, linked to material achievements or status. It is in this sense that this ancient Indian culture opened my eyes to a deeper truth: this feeling, in fact, is a state of being. In other words, it is not simply something which is contrasted with sadness, as objects or situations can make a person move between two closed moods, and consequently also goes beyond the roles we play in society and what these “functions” have to offer us”, he says the expert.

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An example of this is people living sharing the same space and circumstances. They live at the same time, but don’t necessarily experience similar emotions. This proves that true happiness comes from within, from a deeper understanding of who we truly are.

“The beauty of this wisdom is in the freedom it offers: the freedom to shed limited identities and, when we are ready, to put them on again, but with the full knowledge that we are, in essence, beings of pure happiness. Regardless of highs and lows of frenetic routines, this is a perspective free from suffering and available to everyone, in every moment of their stories”, adds Jonas Masetti.

Challenges will always exist, but self-knowledge helps you see what works for you and how you can maintain your purpose every day.

Source: Terra

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