(Although this chapter is also found in the second volume of the book «The Psychology of Happiness», I have included it here because I believe that it is especially important and relative to what we are discussing here.)

Many of us are discontented with our lives, or work, our way of living. But few of us know what it is that we really want to do, and fewer still have the courage to do what they really want in order to find happiness and fulfillment. Continue reading “A21 Finding our Role In Life: Suggestions on how to connect with”

Christ commanded us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves . If we do not love ourselves, how can we love our neighbors? Today, we live in a loveless society. How can each of us liberate the reservoir of love which lies within? In this chapter, we will discuss how we can learn to love ourselves more. In the next, we will discuss how we can love others more. Continue reading “A38 Loving Our Selves – What are the obstacles towards loving ourselves and how can we overcome them”

Having grown up in differing environments, receiving different experiences and messages about ourselves, about others and about life, each of us has developed an unique personality with different needs, desires, beliefs, habits, attachments and roles which we play. Many of the behaviors we have developed can be called defense mechanisms, which means that they are behavioral mechanisms, or ways of thinking and acting, which we hope will protect us from various dangers. Continue reading “A54 Roles Conflicts Celestine Prophecy: How to deal with people who are playing the roles of intimidator, interrogator, victim and aloof”

Everyone wants to have a healthy body. Health is wealth. A healthy body makes a healthy mind. No one likes to be ill, or tired and run down. No one likes pain and illness. A healthy body is an essential toll for living a happy and fulfilled life. Life is beautiful when we feel good and have plenty of energy. Life is dark and negative when we suffer continually from a malfunctioning body. Continue reading “A70 You Can Overcome Illness: We need to pay attention to how we live, think and eat”

It will be useful to dedicate a chapter to understanding some of the most common happiness and peace destroying emotions. We will look at a few of them examining briefly the psychology of each. Continue reading “A22 Getting to Know Our Emotions: An analysis of how negative emotions are created and how we can understand and transform them”

I have often quoted the sayings of Sathya Sai Baba in various books, and at lectures. Who is this man? What does He do? How does He do what he does, and why? What does he teach? How does he live? What is his advice to us? We will look into all these questions in this book which will be presented in three parts. In the first part, we will discuss his miracles and what part they play in his mission on earth. In the second part we will discuss his way of life, example and activities and projects. In the last part of the series we will give a brief introduction to his teachings. Continue reading “A39 Miracles of Sai Baba: This very powerful spiritual being has performed many miracles which cause his followers to believe in his teachings”

A SIMPLE LIFE

Sai Baba lives in a small room about three meters square located in the main temple of the spiritual community where he has created housing for tens of thousands who visit him seeking physical, emotional, mental and spiritual help. In addition he has two other such rooms which are empty except for one chair on which he sits while giving interviews to groups of people who come for help. Continue reading “A55 Sai Baba’s Mission: How this spiritual teacher is manifesting his mission of transforming mankind”

GUIDELINES FOR EATING HEALTHY

In seeking to incorporate the following guidelines into our daily eating habits let us remember that each individual is unique and that his needs will be somewhat different from those around him. Let these suggestions steer you onto the right path, but then discover from within, through your own inner voice, what is right for you. Continue reading “A71 Healthy Eating – Basic simplified thoughts on eating”