The Happiness Podcast 004 - Introduction to Tony DeMello - Embracing True Nature
Apr 10, 2019
A contemplative introduction to an awareness-centered spiritual approach. Stories about anger toward God and why divine care centers on happiness. A contrast between striving for success and finding happiness already within. A vivid Burmese farmer example shows inner contentment despite material lack.
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Angry With God Over Success
- Don Joseph Goey recounts visiting a wise friend while frustrated and telling him he was angry with God over career setbacks.
- The friend laughed and reframed the issue: God doesn't care about book sales or success but only cares that you're happy.
Happiness Is Already Inside You
- Happiness is the central goal behind our striving, yet we mistake external achievements for the source of happiness.
- Don Joseph Goey argues happiness already exists inside us and is only obscured by focusing on what we lack.
Joyful Peasant Woman In Burma
- Don Joseph Goey shares a story about a poor Burmese farmer who lived in a hut with a dirt floor but listened to Dharma talks on a tiny solar radio.
- Despite material poverty, she was one of the happiest, most peaceful people his wife had ever met.