It has been more than seven decades since the country got independence. Average income has increased by 700% during this period. But have you ever heard that people are happier today? Quite the opposite! According to the data I was able to assess, the number of happy people has halved, the teen suicide rate has tripled, the depression rate has quadrupled, the divorce rate has increased five times.

We are all running for satisfaction; But looking in the opposite direction. Why is it that people get angry about the extraneous things in their life. Change jobs, homes, friends for happiness. But don't think about changing yourself.

Once I went to give a lecture in Denver, Colorado, USA. There is a unique beauty of the Rocky Mountains. One morning I was going with my satsangis to 'Pikes Peak', which is at an altitude of 14,000 feet. The surroundings contained only rocks- dry soil cover. Then suddenly my eyes fell on a beautiful flower blooming in the middle. In that dry environment it flourished with all its might. was challenging the barrenness of the land with its colorful and extraordinary appearance. Wherever its seeds had fallen, that flower blossomed there. This little plant must have faced a lot of challenges there. But still he managed to bloom. It made me 

Someone said to the famous French mathematician and philosopher Pascal, If I had your brain, I would be a better person.' Pascal replied, 'Be a better person and you will have my brain.'

For this, the life of Sant Surdas gives inspiration. He was blind from birth. By the grace of Lord Guru, he got divine vision, as a result the divine pastimes of Shri Krishna were imprinted in his heart. During his lifetime, he wrote one lakh poems singing the glory of the Lord. His life shows how he allowed talent to blossom while remaining unaffected by challenges. He linked life to the divine perspective, the essence of which is to develop us into an advanced human being.

When we strive to be good in spite of circumstances, our entire physical-mental abilities are focused on improving ourselves. The more we improve ourselves, the more motivated we will be to do the best of all things in life. And when we try to give our best at work, we will also find that it requires us to improve ourselves even more. Thus with proper understanding, 'being good' and 'doing good' continue to reinforce each other. This is followed by a deep sense of satisfaction as a natural consequence of external success, the blossoming of a higher level of consciousness, the embellishment of great values. So, chant the simple mantra to live a happy life Be good, do good and feel good that way!