Where can you find true happiness?

Many things, like the things you mention, can bring us a meausre of happiness. But all these things are incomplete. If we want to find "true happiness" as you categorized it, then God has to be involved. When we build a relationship or friendship with God where each day He plays a role in it, now we have found true happiness. All other things will always disappoint us, always leave us empty. But when God is close to us and we are close to Him then we are riding high.

Happiness cannot be found outside oneself. Happiness is found within. Searching for happiness is a myth and if one tries to find it outside oneself or from the environment then one is searching for a unicorn. Though we are physically matter, we live in a virtual world. If we see and accept something as good, then it is good. But then, the same thing can be seen and accepted as bad by another, then it is bad. Our spouses/lovers, kids, prayers, smoking, drinking, physical pleasures, dances, music, sports, friends, relatives, television,internet, mylot, none of them can make us happy if we find no happiness within ourselves. Happiness is like the 'Midas Touch.' Whosoever, has happiness within himself/herself, spreads that happiness to others around. It is a ray of light and hope that brightens the world around.

True happiness has deep meaning to me. True happiness can be found when I have peace of mind. Without money or without being rich as long as I have that, I don't have enemy, I don't hurt other someone that is true happiness for me. When I am with my family , with true people that is true and everlasting happiness. Not all people have peace of mind , free from problems, that is why it is hard to achieve true happiness. I also found true happiness by being a volunteer whenever someone needed my help. I love the feeling of being able to help.

i find happiness with all whom i love ...hubby, children, my friends, some adorable people, doing prayers and being with God, and many such things like music, mylotting, playing and laughing with my kids and their friends...

Hi vijayanths, It depends on each individuals. But i find my happiness in various ways. one should be happy internaly. I find my happiness by seeing small childrens, whatever the tensions i have i foget them in few minutes seeing them. sometimes i visit temples where one can find peaceful atmosphere obvisouly the tensions will be reduced.

contentment with your life is the true happiness..your family and loved one matters most..

It all depends on you if want to have happness you will have but it's all up to you. cd

Two words - within yourself. True happiness lies in finding the best things about yourself and loving yourself first. When we love ourselves, we learn to respect others and enjoy life. Few other things that you mentioned are forms of entertainment excluding the relationships.

hello vijayanths! i think, we will find true happiness within ourselves and by being satisfied & contented with what we have and what we got... and the feeling of being loved and at peace as well as having the presence of God in our life are more than enough reasons to be happy! have a good day yaar! and i hope that you have found your happiness...

I do find happiness not alone in material things as happiness depend on what the person could feel within herself. It is the happiness which could only be find in a genuine love that do not lie is the desires of everyone. The inner peace and calm is unmeasurable happiness which one felt as how could someone shares happiness with other when herself is suffering from inside. all the things which a person show in external happiness could be deceive and all comes out as a superficial. True happiness is not searchable outside self it is found within the inner self.

Hello Vijay. I find happiness in various ways, but rather than lying outside oneself, I think it is a thing we embrace from the inside. It may come and go, but below are things about which I feel happy: Nature People and love Faith People helping people Children The elderly Prayer and meditation The simple everyday things like sunsets and laughter. Karen

Hello dear brother, It is hypocrisy when someone say's ...gaining happiness is all about love and simple things. Happiness can be feel depending each situation and circumstances. When we are suffering from some problem,thu we hang out with friends and doing the usual things we enjoyed so much with our friends,still,we can't feel the real happiness becoz at the back our mind we are worrying and trying to find some solution for our problems. We can be happy and contended with our life and gain the real happiness when we achieve things we really wanted in this life. When we can have some time of relaxation without troubles,no works to think of the next day. Not worried about the bills and financial statement from the banks. We can say that we are successfully happy when we can laugh and smile to all the people around us becoz,we never had any ill-feelings towards them,and vice versa. True happiness can be achieved when we can see straight to our kids eyes and say to ourselves..."i can die anytime becoz,i have shown my love to my family and loved ones esp my kids,and i have saved enough money for them...and i am not afraid to leave my kids becoz,i know i have taught them good lesson and how to become a good person too"

For me true happiness is being with my family because in times of troubles, there's nothing you've got but only your family. as long as we're together and we're intact that is happiness for me...

I found happiness when he was praying. I am more able to control myself from negative behavior. I felt receiving a lot of positive energy. hearts and minds to be peaceful. how about you?

Some people have been working all their lives to reach their heart's desires. You may be shocked to know that even if many of them have reached the highest peak of accomplishment, they are still unhappy. Why is this so? Happiness is abstract. It cannot be seen nor touched. It can only be felt and experienced. Happiness encompasses the feeling of completion and inner peace. And this is everyone's goal - to attain ecstasy for eternity.

I don't think you can find true happiness in an outside interest. There are things that makes me happy when I do them or see them, but true happiness, I think that is something that comes from our own hearts.