Bhagavad Gita: An Encyclopaedia of Mental Health Education

Bhagavad Gita: An Encyclopaedia of Mental Health Education

Dr. N. Amareswaran*

* Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya-793022, e-mail: amareswaran@gmail.com, Mobile: 9441910359.

Dr. Franky Rani**

** Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar,  Punjab-143005, e-mail: frankyshubh@gmail.com.

Abstract

            The main aim of education is all-round development i.e. physical development, mental development, spiritual development, social development, political development, technological development, economic development and so on. Education and development are two sides of the same coin. Many ancient Indian scripts are available to deal with mental health issues for the wellbeing of all human beings. Bhagavad Gita is the most prominent ancient Indian script which talks about all the aspects of the mental health of human beings. The very first word in Bhagavad Gita is “Dharma” and the last word is “Mama”. “Mama Dharma” – My duties, responsibilities, rights, ethics, morals, attitude, action, activities and so on. Some commentators recommend Gita as an elaborate detailing of MAMA DHARMA (Chinmayananda, 2002). The main aims of Mental Health Education are to promote the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through excellence in teaching, research, and extension. Bhagavad Gita highlights on various ways to avoid negative thinking, right knowledge, selfless, faithful, high consciousness, learn & live, blessings, accept the truth, devotional towards God, detach from materialistic pleasure, lifestyle, goodness, true power and so on. These things are very important not only to maintain mental health constantly but also to improve mental health for wellbeing. In the present paper, the investigators have made an attempt to explore important thoughts of Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita for Mental Health Education.

Keywords: Bhagvad Gita, Mental health Education, and Encyclopedia.

Bhagavad Gita: An Encyclopaedia of Mental Health Education

INTRODUCTION

            Life is beautiful. The past is beyond recovery. We are not sure of the future. The given moment is the right time to do right action without delay. Education helps an individual to get the right knowledge for a happy and healthy life. The main aim of education is all-round development i.e. physical development, mental development, spiritual development, social development, political development, technological development, economic development and so on. Education and development are two sides of the same coin. Many ancient Indian scripts are available to deal with mental health issues for the wellbeing of all human beings. Bhagavad Gita is the most prominent ancient Indian script which talks about all the aspects of the mental health of human beings. The very first word in Bhagavad Gita is “Dharma” and the last word is “Mama”. “Mama Dharma” – My duties, responsibilities, rights, ethics, morals, attitude, action, activities and so on. Some commentators recommend Gita as an elaborate detailing of MAMA DHARMA (Chinmayananda, 2002). The main aims of Mental Health Education are to promote the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through excellence in teaching, research, and extension. Bhagavad Gita highlights on various ways to avoid negative thinking, right knowledge, selfless, faithful, high consciousness, learn & live, blessings, accept the truth, devotional towards God, detach from materialistic pleasure, lifestyle, goodness, true power and so on. These things are very important not only to maintain mental health constantly but also to improve mental health for wellbeing.

BHAGAVAD GITA

            The Bhagavad Gita (Song of the Lord) often referred to as simply the Gita. Bhagavad Gita comprises 18 chapters (section 25 to 42) in the Bhishma Parva of the epic Mahabharata consists of 700 verses. The Gita is set in a narrative framework of a dialogue between Pandava prince Arjuna and his guide and charioteer Lord Krishna. The Bhagavad Gita's call for selfless action inspired many leaders of the Indian independence movement including Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi referred to the Gita as his “spiritual dictionary”. Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita…”There is neither this world nor the world beyond, nor happiness for the one who doubts.”

Principles Emphasized by the Bhagavad Gita

            The three principles which have been emphasized by the Bhagavad Gita are…

1)      The management of mind

2)      The management of duty and

3)      The principles of self-management

            The principles propounded therein, seem to have universal application and useful for all human beings to mould their character and strengthen themselves to develop their managerial effectiveness. Bhagavad Gita is increasing in mind management and reducing mental and physical illnesses is an important stimulus of human growth and creativity as well an inevitable part of life.

BHAGAVAD GITA-MIND & MENTAL HEALTH

            According to Bhagavad “the mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it”. In Gita Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita that the mind can be controlled by constant “practice and detachment.”(Bhagavad Gita, 6.35). Lord says that wherever and whenever the mind wanders, due to its flickering and unsteady nature, we must bring it back under the control of the Self (Bhagavad Gita, 6.26). The mind is like a child; a child is attracted to everything. The mind can be controlled through intelligence and spiritual power. Mental Health is a state of mind. It is possible through constant practice and detachment. Happiness is within. It is internal. Lord Krishna says, “The embodied soul may be restricted from sense enjoyment, though the taste for sense objects remains. But, ceasing such engagements by experiencing a higher taste, he is fixed in consciousness.” (Bhagavad Ggita 2:59). People are unnecessarily bothering by thinking wrongly. Gita says that “there is nothing lost or wasted in this life”.

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA FOR MENTAL HEALTH

            Lord Krishna had mentioned many things to keep the mind in a peaceful state for mental health. Krishna says....

ü  Undoubtedly, the mind is fickle and difficult to take control over. But O sons of Kunti, control it with practice and abstinence.

ü  Little by little, through patience and repeated effort, the mind will become stilled in the self.

ü  The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice.

ü  For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so; his very mind will be the greatest enemy.

ü  A man must elevate and not degrade himself using his mind. The mind is a friend of the conditioned soul, as well as its enemy.

ü  Fill your mind with me; love me; serve me; worship me always. Seeking me in your heart, you will at last be united with me.

ü  Just as the wind can carry away a boat on the water. The mind that gives in to one of the roaming senses, can carry away the intelligence of a person.

ü  Whatever you do, make it an offering to me – the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering.

ü  There is no official coronation ceremony held to declare lion the king of jungle. He becomes the king y his own attributes and heroic actions. Similarly, a person can achieve a position above other with his virtues and efforts.

ü  The sun looks alike while rising and setting. Similarly, a virtues person’s attitude and behaviour remains the same whether it’s prosperity or adversity.

ü  The way gold’s purity is tested by rubbing, cutting, heating and pounding, similarly, a person’s qualities are tested by gentleness, manners, habits and deeds.

ü  A human without knowledge, respect for elders, charity, wisdom, good conduct, virtues and unaware of his duties, is a burden to the earth. He is equal to an animal grazing in the form of human.

ü  Those with a narrow thinking have two different outlooks towards common matters relating to themselves and others. For those who are magnanimous and noble, the entire world is like a family, and their approach towards all matters is uniform.

ü  Truth is God and all virtues follow truth. All are rooted in truth and there is nothing higher than the truth.

ü  Knowledge brings humility; humility comes worthiness; with worthiness one attains wealth; with wealth one is able to perform his duties in a better way; and in performing his duties one attains happiness.

ü  One never knows what will happen to tomorrow. Therefore, wise men should do tomorrow’s task today itself.

ü  The one who is lazy and doesn’t put in efforts is unable to acquire knowledge. Wealth does not come to the one without knowledge and qualification. In such bad times, one cannot make good friends and happiness is far away from him.

ü  Without rigorous efforts nothing can be accomplished. Just like a deer does not enter a lion’s mouth on its own, without him going for a hunt.

ü  One should indulge in such deeds during day time by which he gets a comfortable and carefree sleep during the night.

ü  Rain over an ocean is meaningless, meaningless is feeding a well fed person, charity to a rich person is meaningless, meaningless is lighting a lamp in the daylight.

ü  Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

ü  The working senses are superior to dull matter; mind is higher than the senses; intelligence is still higher than the mind; and he (the soul) is even higher than the intelligence.

ü  Real independence means complete faith in the mercy of the lord without dependence on the conditions of matter.

ü  A self-realized person does not depend on anybody (except God) for anything.

ü  Let not the fruit of action be your motive to action. Your business is with action alone, not with the fruit of action.

ü  Only by love can men see me, and know me, and come into me.

ü  No one who does good work will never come to a bad end; neither here, nor in the world to come.

ü  The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument.

ü  Having obtained real knowledge from a self-realized soul, you will never fall again into such illusion, for y this knowledge you will see that all living beings are but part of the Supreme, or, in other words, that they are mind (Verse 4.35).

ü  Still your mind in me, still yourself in me, and without a doubt you shall be united with me, Lord of Love, dwelling in your heart.

ü  These bodies are perishable, but the dwellers in these bodies are eternal, indestructible and impenetrable.

ü  When your discrimination is no longer tossed about by opinions, but abides unshaken in soul-bliss, then you will attain final union with God.

ü  When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a candle in a windless place.

ü  When you feel the suffering of every living thing in your own heart, that’s consciousness.

ü  If you want to see the brave, look to those who can return love for hatred. If you want to see the heroic, look to those who can forgive.

ü  Whatever he remembers when departing from the body, that alone is reached by him because of his constant thinking of that.

ü  Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping; work and recreation, will come to the end of sorrow through meditation.

ü  Through meditation, the higher self is experienced.

ü  Wrong thinking is the only problem in life.

ü  The immature think that knowledge and action are different, but the wise see them as the same.

ü  But those who realize the self are always satisfied. Having found the source of joy and fulfillment, they no longer seek happiness from the external world. They have nothing to gain or lose by any action; neither people nor things can affect their security.

ü  After many births and deaths, he who actually in knowledge surrenders unto me, knows me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very race.

ü  The wise man lets go of all results, whether good or bad, and is focused on the action along.

ü  When you move amidst the world of sense, free from attachments and aversion alike, there comes the peace in which all sorrows end, and you live in the wisdom of the self.

ü  The answers you seek never come when the mind is busy; they come when the mind is still.

ü  As a person puts on new garments, giving up the old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.

ü  Dwelling mentally on sense objects breeds attachment to them. From attachment arises craving. From craving (when frustrated) springs anger. Anger produces delusion. Delusion causes forgetfulness (of the Self). Loss of memory (as to what one is, in truth) causes decay of the power of discrimination. From loss of discrimination ensues the annihilation of all right understanding.

ü  When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as though they were his own, he or she has attained the highest spiritual union.

ü  Yoga is the practice of tolerating the consequences of being yourself.

ü  Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear; trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.

ü  A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return.

ü  One should not show disrespect to any person. In reality it would tantamount to disrespecting his own self, as the whole world is God itself.

ü  Never let your inner mental peace be disturbed by external circumstances.

ü  Shut out the physical world. Control the mind. Then you will become free.

ü  The secret of human freedom is to act well, without attachment to the results.

ü  Far better to live your own path imperfectly than to live another’s perfectly.

ü  Free from all thoughts of ‘I’ and ‘Mine’, that man finds utter peace.

ü  Hell has three gates: Lust, anger, and greed. Try to away from these three things.

10 MENTAL HEALTH TIPS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA

            The following tips are very useful for an individual to keep his/her mind healthy for happy life. They are;

1.      Be Your self -find out your temperament and act in line with it (Swadhrama- Ch.3).

2.      Perform duties without attachments and insistence on particular results. Accept the results gracefully, gratefully (Karmanyevadhikarste-Ch.2)

3.      Spend some time in doing Pranayama (apnejuhvatipranam-Ch.4)

4.      Fallow the moderation-yoga, moderation food, sleep, speech, exercise, recreation and meditation eliminate stress. (Yuktaaharaviharsya-Ch.6)

5.      Like a tortoise cultivate perfect sense mastery, when required the senses are fully employed to act and archive. When necessary one should be able to with draw the sense. (Yedaasamharatechaayam-Ch.2).
6.      There is nothing which is more purifying the knowledge, clarity in thinking about the roles and the reality is essential. Understand that the roles we are playing are temporary & relative. The Reality in me is the Truth, is absolute. (Na hi gnanena sadrisham pavitramiha vidyate - Ch.4).
7.      Develop Purity in feeling. Overcome the impulsiveness of negative emotions like anger, lust, etc. (shaknotihaiva yah sodhum - Ch.16).
8.      Faith in the Higher Reality is a great source of strength. A man is what his faith is. As the faith so will be our desires, thoughts and action. (Shraddhamayoyam purushah. Yo yat shraddhah sa eva saha…Ch.17).
9.      Few minutes of Prayers & Meditation daily, go a long way in building up reserves of Peace and happiness within. (Swalpam apyasya dharmasy trayate mahato bhayat - Ch.2).
10.  Harmonise the head, the heart and the hands to be happy. Be an integrated personality. Disintegration causes stress. Integration gives tremendous satisfaction(Nasti buddhirayuktasya…Ch.2)

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA FOR HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL LIFE

            According to Bhagavad Gita everything is a lesson for an individual. Mistake is not a wrong. It is a lesson not to repeat again. The following lessons are very useful for an individual to keep his/her mind peacefully for mental health. They are;

1.      NEGATIVE THINKING: This is the main cause for human failures.

2.      RIGHT KNOWLEDGE: Problems are with everyone. But the right knowledge about the underlying cause will always help to search for the solution. It is the ultimate solution for every problem.

3.      ALWAYS REMAIN SELFLESS: Selflessness is the correct way to proceed in life and achieve success.

4.      PRAY: Having faith in God , the supreme power that rules the world is always helpful.

5.      CONNECT TO HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS DAILY: Every day each one of us should work to improve ourselves. This will help us to grow physically, mentally as well as spiritually.

6.      LEARN AND LIVE: Every passing day teaches us something or the other so it is wise to keep in mind the lessons learned and try to live with what we learn.

7.      VALUE YOUR BLESSINGS: It is always good to keep a count of the blessings that God has bestowed upon us.

8.      ACCEPT THE TRUTH: You should always remain true to self and accept the reality.

9.      DEVOTION TOWARDS GOD: There is no other substitute to clean and pure body and mind.

10.  DETACH FROM MATERIALISTIC PLEASURES: It is good that realize that materialistic pleasures give only temporary happiness. The real happiness and contentment lies far away from all this.

11.  LIFE STYLE: You should always adapt a lifestyle that matches your vision.

12.  BEING GOOD ALWAYS PAYS: If you are good at heart this is the biggest reward for yourself in itself. You don’t need others praise for this. You yourself are praiseworthy for being like this.

13.  CHOOSING THE RIGHT OVER PLEASANT IS A SIGN OF TRUE POWER: Life always gives enough chances to choose between the right and the wrong.

14.  NEVER GIVE UP: The greatest power that resides in this world lies in YOU. A famous quote said by Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita: “If you don’t want to fight for what you want, and then don’t cry for what you lost”.

CONCLUSION

            Bhagavad Gita is an encyclopedia of mental health education. It had covered the 360-degree life of human beings. There is an urgent need to teach Bhagavad Gita at schools and colleges to prepare better citizens. The investigators have tried their best to provide valuable information related to Mental Health covered by Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita. Lord Krishna says “Whatever has happened, has happened for good. Whatever is happening, is happening for good. Whatever will happen, shall also happen for good. What have you lost, that you cry for? What did you bring, that you lost? What did you create, that was destroyed? You came empty handed and will go empty-handed. Whatever is yours today, was somebody else’s yesterday, and will be somebody else’s tomorrow”. For better mental health, it is good to follow the direction of the inner voice. Everything is within you only. Let’s try to read Bhagavad Gita and follow the tips for a happy and healthy life and live mentally healthy forever.

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Philosophical Thoughts of Buddha for Happy and Healthy Life

Dr. N. Amareswaran*

Mrs. Namreta Panju**

  * Assistant Professor & UGC Research Awardee, Dept. of Education, North-Eastern Hill University,

        Shillong, Meghalaya-793022, Mobile: 9441910359, e-mail: amareswaran@gmail.com

    ** Assistant Professor, DAV College of Education, O/S Beri Gate, Amritsar, Punjab-143001,

         e-mail: namretapanju@gmail.com.

1. Introduction

            Life is beautiful. Everything is in the hands of an individual. Only thing is that to know the right way to see the self. Self awareness, self interest, self motivation, self realization, self appreciation, self actualization, self management, self assessment, and self reliance are very important for happy and healthy life. Many philosophers and spiritual leaders have showed good paths for all human beings to overcome their problems. Gautama Buddha was the prominent philosopher and spiritual leader during 6^th century BC. He had showed a right path for happy and healthy life. His single thought is more valuable than a result of Doctor of Philosophy in the present world. The investigators have tried their best to compile the philosophical thoughts of Gautama Buddha for happy and healthy life.

2. Philosophical Thoughts of Buddha for Happy and Healthy Life

            Buddhism is a way of life. It is not a religion. Anyone can choose this path to lead their life purposefully. All the philosophical thoughts of Buddha are very simple to understand. It really helps a lot for an individual to keep his/her day peacefully. These are the simple ways for happy and healthy life.

Two Things to Remember in Life

1)      Take care of your thoughts when you are alone, and

2)      Take care of your words, when you are with people.

Three Simple Rules in Life

1)      If you do not go after what you want, you will never have it.

2)      If you do not ask, the answer will always be no.

3)      If you do not step forward, you will always be in the same place.

Three Things Cannot be Hidden

1)      The sun

2)      The moon, and

3)      The truth

   

Never Forget 3 People in Life

1)      Who helped in difficult times

2)      Who left you in difficult times

3)      Who put you in difficult times

The Four Noble Truths

1)      Ordinary life brings about suffering

2)      The origin of suffering is attachment

3)      The cessation of suffering is attainable

4)      Suffering can cease, by following the Eightfold Path

The Five Rules of Happiness

1)      Don’t Worry

2)      Don’t Hate

3)      Give More

4)      Expect Less

5)      Live Simply

Five Thins You Will Never Recover in Life

1)      A stone after it’s thrown.

2)      A word after it’s said.

3)      An occasion after it’s missed.

4)      Time after it’s gone.

5)      Trust after it’s lost.

The Six Rules of Life

1)      Before you pray…Believe

2)      Before you speak…Listen

3)      Before you spend…Earn

4)      Before you write…Think

5)      Before you quit…Try

6)      Before you die…Live

The Six Rules to be Happy in Life

1)      Never hate

2)      Don’t worry

3)      Live simple

4)      Expect a little

5)      Give a lot

6)      And always smile

The Six Best Doctors

1)      Sunshine

2)      Water

3)      Rest

4)      Air

5)      Exercise, and

6)      Diet

Seven Steps to Happiness

1)      Think Less, Feel More

2)      Frown Less, Smile More

3)      Talk Less, Listen More

4)      Judge Less, Accept More

5)      Watch Less, Do More

6)      Complain Less, Appreciate More

7)      Fear Less, Love More

Eight fold path for a happy life

1)      Right View

2)      Right Intention

3)      Right Speech

4)      Right Action

5)      Right Livelihood

6)      Right Effort

7)      Right Mindfulness

8)      Right Concentration

12 Steps for Self Care

1)      If it feels wrongs, don’t do it.

2)      Say “exactly” what you mean.

3)      Don’t be a people pleaser.

4)      Trust your instincts.

5)      Never speak badly about yourself.

6)      Never give up on your dreams.

7)      Don’t be afraid to say “no”

8)      Don’t be afraid to say “yes”

9)      Be kind to yourself.

10)  Let go of what you can’t control.

11)  Stay away from drama & negativity.

12)  Love.

After self realization through meditation, Gautama Buddha had delivered public speeches for the benefits of common people. His only intention was to share a right knowledge for right purpose. The following philosophical thoughts straight away touches the hearts of all human beings to select their paths for happy and healthy life.

ü  A Good relationship is when someone accepts your past, supports your present, loves you and encourages your future.

ü  A man asked Gautama Buddha, “I want happiness”. Buddha said, first remove “I,” that’s EGO, then remove “WANT,” that’s DESIRE. See now you are left with only “HAPPINESS.”

ü  A positive mind finds opportunity in everything. A negative mind finds faults in everything.

ü  Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.

ü  Acceptance of yourself is far more important than acceptance from others.

ü  All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.

ü  All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

ü  All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

ü  Always be thankful for what you have, many people have nothing.

ü  An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast – a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

ü  Arguing with a fool only proves that there are two.

ü  At the end of the day, I’m at peace, because my intentions are good and my heart is pure.

ü  Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can only be forgiven, nor forgotten.

ü  Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

ü  Be happy. Be yourself. If others don’t like it, then let them be. Happiness is a choice. Life isn’t about pleasing everybody.

ü  Be happy. You don’t know how much time you have left.

ü  Be selective with your battles. Sometimes peace is better than being right.

ü  Be strong but not rude. Be kind but not weak. Be bold but not a bully. Be humble but not timid, and be proud but not arrogant.

ü  Before you speak, let you words pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?

ü  Begin each day with optimism and end each day with forgiveness. Happiness in life begins and ends within your heart.

ü  Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

ü  Buddha was asked, what have you gained from meditation? He replied “Nothing! However, let me tell you what I have lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, fear of old age and death.”

ü  Calm your mind. Life becomes much easier when you keep your mind at peace.

ü  Change is never painful. Only resistance to change is painful.

ü  Do not dwell in the past; do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

ü  Don’t blame people for disappointing you. Blame yourself for expecting too much from them.

ü  Don’t carry your mistakes around with you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones to rise above them.

ü  Don’t mix bad words with your bad mood. You will have many opportunities to change your mood, but you will never get the opportunity to replace the words you spoke.

ü  Don’t rush anything. When the time is right, it’ll happen.

ü  Don’t tell people your plans, show them your results.

ü  Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

ü  Every experience, o matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.

ü  Every time you resist acting on your emotions, you are rewiring your brain to be calmer.

ü  Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

ü  Everything you need, your courage, strength, compassion and love; everything you need is already within you.

ü  Falling down is part of life. Getting backup is living.

ü  Family is not about blood. It’s about who is willing to hold your hand when you need it the most.

ü  Forget who hurt you yesterday, but don’t forget those who love you every day. Forget the past that makes you cry and focus on the present that makes you smile. Forget the pain, but never the lessons you gained.

ü  Forgiveness doesn’t excuse their behaviour. Forgiveness prevents their behaviour from destroying your heart.

ü  Give, even if you only have a little.

ü  Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It solely relies on what you think.

ü  Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you.

ü  Happiness is not the absence of problems; it’s the ability to deal with them.

ü  Happiness or sorrow – Whatever falls on you? Walk on untouched, unattached.

ü  Happiness starts with you. Not with your relationships, not with your job, not with your money, but with you.

ü  Happy are those who take life day by day, complain very little, and are thankful for the little things in life.

ü  Happy people build their inner world. Unhappy people blame their outer world.

ü  Happy people focus on what they have. Unhappy people focus on what’s missing.

ü  Honestly, I don’t have time to hate people who hate me, because I’m too busy loin people who love me.

ü  Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don’t expect it from cheap people.

ü  I do not fix my problems. I fix my thinking. The problems fix themselves.

ü  If an egg is broken by outside force, life ends. If broken by inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from inside.

ü  If you are a patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

ü  If you don’t like where you are, move. You are not a tree.

ü  If you focus on the hurt, you will continue to suffer. If you focus on the lesson, you will continue to grow.

ü  If you truly love yourself, you could never hurt another.

ü  If you want to be strong, learn to enjoy being alone.

ü  If you’re still looking for that one person who will change your life, take a look in the mirror.

ü  It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

ü  Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

ü  Learn to work alone. It will make you stronger.

ü  Life is so much simpler when you stop explaining yourself to people and just do what works for you.

ü  Life is the most difficult exam. Many people fail because they try to copy others. Not realizing that everyone has a different question paper.

ü  Love all, trust few. Everything is real, but not everyone is true.

ü  Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situations that threaten your peace of mind, self respect, values, morals and self worth.

ü  Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. Worst people give you a lesson and best people give you memories.

ü  Never change your originality for the sake of others. Because no one can play your role better than you. So be yourself. You are the best.

ü  Never explain yourself, your real friends don’t need it, and your enemies won’t believe it.

ü  Never leave a true relation for few faults. Nobody is perfect. Nobody is correct at the end. Affection is always greater than perfection.

ü  Never lost faith in yourself; you can do anything in the universe.

ü  Never regret being a good person to the wrong people. Your behaviour says everything about you, and their behaviour says enough about them.

ü  Never reply when you are angry. Never make a promise when you are happy. Never make a decision when you are sad.

ü  Never search your happiness in others; it will make you feel alone. Search it in yourself; you will feel happy even when you are left alone.

ü  Never stop trying. Never stop believing. Never give up. Your day will come.

ü  No anger inside means no enemy outside.

ü  No one in this world is pure and perfect. If you avoid people for their little mistakes you will always be alone. So judge less and love more.

ü  No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

ü  Nothing is in control…relax.

ü  Nothing is permanent. Don’t stress yourself too much, because no matter how the bad situation is…..it will change.

ü  Nothing will bring you greater peace than minding your own business.

ü  One day you’ll look back and realize too much about things that don’t really matter.

ü  One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.

ü  Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

ü  Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

ü  People fear what they do not understand.

ü  Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.

ü  Real love is when nothing is expected in return.

ü  Relationship never dies a natural death. They are murdered by Ego, Attitude and Ignorance.

ü  Remembering a wrong is carrying a burden in the mind.

ü  Rule your mind or it will rule you.

ü  Satisfied life is better than successful life. Because our success is measured by others. But our satisfaction is measured by our own soul, mind and heart.

ü  Set your heart just on doing good. Do good over and over again and you will be filled with joy.

ü  Silence is a place of great power and healing.

ü  Silence is better than unnecessary drama.

ü  Silence is not empty. It is full of answer.

ü  Silence is the best answer to someone who doesn’t value your words.

ü  Speak only when you feel that your words are better than your silence.

ü  Speak only when you feel your words are better than the silence.

ü  Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.

ü  Stop trying to calm the storm. Calm yourself, the storm will pass.

ü  Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success! If you love what you are doing you will be successful.

ü  Sun is alone too, but it still shines.

ü  Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the habit. Talk about your joys.

ü  Thank you, to all the people who walked into my life and made it better. And thanks to those who left my life and made it amazing.

ü  The best apology is changed behavior.

ü  The best revenge is to move on, get over it, and continue to succeed. Never give someone the satisfaction of watching you suffer.

ü  The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.

ü  The mind is everything. What you think you become.

ü  The only things making you unhappy are your own thoughts. Change them!

ü  The problem is not the problem. The problem is the incredible amount of over-thinking you are doing with the problem. Let it go and be free.

ü  The problem with closed minded people, is that their mouth is always open.

ü  The root of suffering is attachment.

ü  The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

ü  The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.

ü  The size of your problem is nothing compared with your ability to solve them. Don’t overestimate your problems and underestimate yourself.

ü  The thought manifests as the word; the word manifests as the deed; the deed develops into habit; and habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings.

ü  The trouble is, you think you have time.

ü  The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.

ü  There are four important words in life: Love, Honesty, Truth, and Respect. Without these in your life, you have nothing.

ü  There are three solutions to every problem: accept it, change it, or leave it. If you can’t accept it, change it. If you can’t change it, leave it.

ü  There are two ways to be happy: Change your situation, or change your mindset towards it.

ü  There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path.

ü  Time decides who you meet in life, your heart decides who you want in your life, and your behavior decides who stays in your life.

ü  To find peace, sometimes you have to be willing to lose your connection with people, places, and things that create all the noise in your life.

ü  Train your mind to be calm in every situation.

ü  Train your mind to see the good in every situation.

ü  Two things prevent us from happiness, living in the past and observing others.

ü  Understand that your own nothing, everything that surrounds you is temporary, only the love in your heart will last forever.

ü  Use your smile to change the world; don’t let the world change your smile.

ü  What is difference between “I like you” and “I love you”? Beautifully answered by Buddha….when you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily. One, who understands this, understands life.

ü  What people think about you is not important. What you think about yourself means everything.

ü  What we think we become.

ü  What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.

ü  When come to a point where you have no need to impress anybody, your freedom will begin.

ü  When mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

ü  When the ego dies, the soul awakes.

ü  When wrong people leave your life the right things start to happen.

ü  When you focus on problems, you get more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you have more opportunities.

ü  When you let go, you create space for better things to enter your life.

ü  When you wish good for others, good things come back to you. This is the LAW OF NATURE.

ü  Without communication, there is no relationship. Without respect, there is no love. Without trust, there is no reason to continue.

ü  Without rain nothing grows, learn to embrace the storms of your life.

ü  Workout your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

ü  Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles. It takes away today’s peace.

ü  You are the first victim of your own anger.

ü  You cannot change the people around you, but you can change the people you choose to be around.

ü  You cannot change the truth, but truth can change you.

ü  You cannot change your future; you can change your habits. And surely your habit will change your future.

ü  You don’t meet people by accident. There’s always a reason. A lesson or a blessing.

ü  You don’t need someone to complete you, you only need someone to accept you completely.

ü  You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

ü  Your mind is a magnet: If you always think of blessings, you attract more blessings. If you always think of problems, you attract more problems. Always keep good thoughts and always stay positive.

ü  Your problem is not the problem. Your reaction is the problem.

ü  Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

3. Conclusion

            There are three important things to understand the philosophical thoughts of Gautama Buddha. They are; Self, Thought and Love. Continuous watch of thoughts with love of self is very important for happy and healthy life. Everything is with you only. Nothing is impossible. These philosophical thoughts are very useful for common public in general and students in particular. Simple life is an answer for all types of problems. Try to live simply for happy and healthy life. It is our duty to follow the philosophical thoughts of Buddha for happy and healthy life I the preset highly stressful world.

References

Amareswaran, N. (2012). Buddism and education- The two faces of wisdom. Buddhism and its impact on major religions, social & political institutions (pp. 64-75). Hyderabad: MGNIRSA.

Amareswaran, N. (2013). Moral values in buddhism. Rise, fall and revival of buddhism in India (pp. 82-92). Hyderabad: MGNIRSA.

Buddha. (2018, May 9). Philosophcal thoughts of Buddha for happy and healthy life. Retrieved May 9, 2018, from Printerest: https://in.printerest.com