Happiness in everyone's language

Happiness! What a goal, what a word! It is described as something "spiritual, born of Truth and Love," a state of inner awareness that enables a person to maintain an inner calmness, and as related to joy.

The Beatitudes represent one of the cornerstones of Jesus Christ's teachings and maps out the path to happiness and well-being.

Here is The Message's rendering of these sacred teachings. Although this translation is considered controversial among Christian scholars, some feel the it provides a fresh look at sacred texts:

"You're blessed when you‘re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule."

"You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you."

"You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought."

"You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God. He's food and drink in the best meal you'll ever eat."

"You're blessed when you care. At the moment of being ‘care-full,' you find yourselves cared for."

"You're blessed when you get your inside world—your mind and heart—put right. Then you can see God in the outside world."

"You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That's when you discover who you really are, and your place in God's family."

"You're blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you deeper into God's kingdom."

Here are some other teachings re: contentment and happiness taken from the book Oneness:

God provideth everyone with his daily food; why O man, art thou afraid? - Sikhism

Contentment is the greatest wealth. - Buddhism

A tranquil mind gives life. - Judaism

Contentment is the root of happiness, and discontent the root of misery. -Hinduism

True wealth is no in vast riches, but in self-contentment. - Hadith sayings of Islam

Every little yielding to anxiety is a step away from the natural heart of man. -Shintoism

Have the happiest of days!

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