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How Happiness Happens All By Itself

by Anthony De Mello Legacy

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Happiness is your natural state. It is coming home to yourself simply by observing yourself. Self-observation is such a delightful and extraordinary practice. After a while, you don’t have to make any effort, because as illusions begin to crumble, you begin to know things that cannot be described. It’s called happiness, which is the experience of your essential nature. Everything changes and you become oriented with awareness instead of suffering.

HappinessSelf ObservationAwarenessTransformationEmotional AnalysisNon IdentificationSufferingSelf Judgment ReleaseTransformation Through UnderstandingAddiction AwarenessEmotional Reaction AwarenessEmotional Non Identification

Transcript

Self-observation is so delightful.

It's an extraordinary thing.

After a while,

You don't have to make an effort because as illusion begins to crumble and you begin to know this thing that cannot be described called happiness,

Everything changes.

You become addicted to awareness.

Awareness,

Awareness,

Awareness.

Watch yourself.

No one can show you how to do it because he would be giving you a technique.

He'll be programming you.

But watch yourself.

You had a reaction this morning when you were talking to someone.

Were you aware of it?

Were you not identifying with it?

You got angry with somebody.

You were aware that you were angry?

And were you not identifying with your anger?

And later when you had the time,

Did you study it?

Did you attempt to understand it?

Where did it come from?

What brought it on?

I don't know of any other means of transformation than awareness.

I don't know of any other.

You only change what you understand.

What you do not understand and are not aware of,

You repress,

You don't change.

But when you understand it,

It changes.

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Anthony De Mello LegacySan Francisco, CA, USA

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Recent Reviews

Di

August 27, 2024

Thank you

Alice

March 27, 2024

perfection ✨🦋✨🦋✨🦋✨🦋✨🦋✨🦋✨

Jeffrey

December 9, 2023

As always … simple but profound truth!

Sandra

April 7, 2023

Namaste

Paulina

January 15, 2023

So wise, and so simple simple. I cannot change what I don’t understand. Before understanding, I need to be aware. Awareness, Self-Observation is the path.

Joanna

April 23, 2022

Thank u for sharing

Maurice

April 17, 2022

Awesome.

Gretelg2

February 23, 2022

Thank you.

Jackie

January 26, 2022

Always so insightful and encouraging.

Linda

September 12, 2020

Simple, profound, and direct. Thank you.🙏♥️

farhad

September 12, 2020

A typical Anthony Demello talk – short, straight, and to the point. I love how direct he is.

Michelle

November 22, 2019

As always, it's wonderful to listen to the lessons that Anthony left behind for us to live a more purposeful life. He was a great teacher in my life.

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