Having seen a wide variety of people, I think people can make themselves
happier by opening up their minds. Everyone has his or her own fixed view
of what is right and what is wrong.
This view actually binds the heart. If one can adopt a different view,
one can live a more peaceful and a happier life. Your notion of what should
and shouldn’t be done makes things difficult for you. The same thing is
true of relationships with people. “Why is she always like this?” you might
complain. Such a negative feeling or perception of another person often
ends up making you suffer.
Then, how can we change things like this?
It’s not a question of changing the person who annoys you. It’s not a question
of changing the circumstances you are in.
All you have to do is to change yourself? your way of seeing the world.
If you think something is fine, it’ll be fine.
If you think that this may be a blessing in disguise for which you should
be grateful, that’ll be fine.
If you try to change your own consciousness, not the person or the circumstances,
you’ll see the landscape in front of you change drastically.
Isn’t it nonsense to stick to one view over decades of life?
