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UHV-Note 2
Exploring the Meaning of Happiness and Prosperity

“The state or situation, in which I/we live, if there is harmony / synergy in it, it is Naturally
Acceptable to me/us to be in that state / situation”.
“To be in a state / situation which is Naturally Acceptable is Happiness”. i.e. “To be in a state
of Harmony / Synergy is Happiness”. i.e. Happiness = Harmony.
Some exploration will show that when we are in a state of harmony within, we feel happy
because that state is naturally acceptable to us. When we are in a situation with the outside
world in which there is harmony, we feel happy as the feeling of being in that situation is
naturally acceptable to us. This state or situation of being in line with natural acceptance is
happiness.
Similarly, “The state or situation, in which I/we live, if there is disharmony / contradiction in
it, it is not Naturally Acceptable to me/us to be in that state / situation”. “To be forced to be in
a state / situation which is not Naturally Acceptable is Unhappiness”. i.e. “To be forced to be
in a state of Disharmony / Contradiction is Unhappiness”. i.e. Unhappiness = Disharmony.
Is Happiness the same as Excitement?
The question is whether the feeling that we get is happiness or something else.
• What we get from the favourable sensation = happiness?
• Is the favourable feeling we get from the other = happiness?

What we get in both cases is a sort of momentary happiness. This is what is called as
excitement. There is confusion between excitement and happiness (a harmonious state within).
Excitement is short lived, not sustainable, while a harmonious state within is something which
can be continuous and sustainable.
Exploring the Meaning of Prosperity
Prosperity is the feeling of having more than required physical facility.
There are two basic requirements:
1. Right assessment of the need for physical facility, along with its required quantity.
2. Ensuring the availability/production of more than required physical facility.
We can have a feeling of prosperity only if we are able to do the right assessment of our physical
needs. The right assessment of physical needs, along with their required quantity, will come
through right understanding. Without that right assessment, the feeling of prosperity cannot be
assured, regardless of the availability or accumulation of physical facility that we may have
been able to do.
Just assessing the need is not enough. We need to ensure the availability or production of more
than the required quantity. This requires skills, technology and production. With both of these,
right assessment and availability, we have more than required physical facility. Over and above
that, it is a matter of feeling that we have more than enough.
When you have a feeling of prosperity, you will naturally think of nurturing and enriching
others. On
the other hand, if we feel deprived then we think of exploiting and depriving others.
Prevailing Notions of Prosperity
By and large, there is confusion between accumulation of physical facility and the feeling of
prosperity. It is generally assumed that the richer you are, the more prosperous you are, i.e. the
more you have accumulated, the more prosperous you are. With this sort of assumption, we
pursue prosperity with an obsession for profit, for accumulation. That is happening all around.
The major focus in the society today is on accumulation of physical facility. In particular, there
is a major focus on accumulating money.
Today, most of the wealth (money) in the world is owned by a very tiny percentage of people.
Many such people are seen exploiting others, and exploiting the Earth, in an effort to
accumulate even more. Without clarity about how much is required, the effort is for an
unlimited quantity of physical facility, and by almost any means. First the efforts may be by
legal means, and then slip to even illegal means. This is all because the quantity required is
undefined and there is a feeling of deprivation!
Program for Continuity of Happiness
The expanse of our living is at the following four levels:
1. As an Individual human being
2. As a member of a family
3. As a member of society
4. As a unit in nature/existence
We are living with all this expanse of our being, at these four levels; of course, we may or may
not be aware of it. Therefore, the programme for ensuring the continuity of happiness is:
Key Takeaways
Happiness is to be in a state of harmony. The expanse of our living is at four levels (individual
human being, family, society and nature/existence), and thus the program for continuity of
happiness is to be in harmony at all these levels. Prosperity is the feeling of having more than
required physical facility.

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Exploring the Meaning of Happiness and Prosperity

Is Happiness the same as Excitement?

• What we get from the favourable sensation = happiness?

• Is the favourable feeling we get from the other = happiness?

Exploring the Meaning of Prosperity

Prosperity is the feeling of having more than required physical facility.

There are two basic requirements:

2. Ensuring the availability/production of more than required physical facility.

Program for Continuity of Happiness

The expanse of our living is at the following four levels:

1. As an Individual human being

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