If your mind is at peace you will be happy

September 5, 2023

Jendhamuni at Wat Kiryvongsa Bopharam, Peace Meditation Center on September 4, 2023.

The reason we practice meditation is to attain happiness. With regard to short-term happiness, we usually mean either physical pleasure or mental pleasure or both of them. But if you look at either of these pleasant experiences, their root has to be a mind that is at peace and free from suffering. As long as your mind is unhappy and devoid of tranquility or peace, no matter how much physical pleasure you experience, your mind will not know true happiness. On the other hand, even if you lack the ideal physical circumstances of wealth and so on, if your mind is at peace you will be happy anyway. ~ Thrangu Rinpoche

Jendhamuni with sister Chinda at Wat Kiryvongsa Bopharam, Peace Meditation Center on September 4, 2023.

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    Jayesh Thakkar

    September 8, 2023

    Trying to escape for a week on long drive since a couple of months. Need some change from the overcrowded atmosphere of a metropolitan city. But there is a compulsion that I can’t leave my aged mother alone at home, although she can walk at home and can do her all day activities, but forget to lock the door and switch off the gas oven . Anyway, “ll work out how to manage 🙂 . Thank you for the energetic smile, wishing you a wonderful time ahead Jen.

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    Jendhamuni

    September 17, 2023

    Hope you had a good time Jayesh. Enjoy your long drive.

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    Jayesh Thakkar

    October 1, 2023

    Though it was a short trip for 4 days, but was exciting and wonderful. Hope you are fine, take care Jen.

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      Jendhamuni

      October 3, 2023

      That’s wonderful, Jayesh. I’m doing fine. Been busy planting flowers, but I love it!

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