Without Peace of Mind, No Happiness
The ungoverned have no clear judgment, and without judgment, no peace of mind. And where there is no peace, how can there be happiness?
Do I believe happiness will come once outer conditions are met, while neglecting the inner peace it rests on?
📝Reflection
Here the old teacher reverses the order of happiness. We usually assume that once conditions are met, peace comes and then happiness; but he says that if the inside is not at peace, happiness will not dwell in us no matter what we hold. However high the walls we build, an anxious heart trembles even inside the fortress. Before straining to fill the outside more, I mark again that stilling the waves within is the first button of happiness.
🌱Apply It Today
If you feel happiness waits behind one more achievement today, first still the waves of your mind in this very moment.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
