Happiness is what we strive for all our lives. But what is it? How to achieve it? What is known about the laws of a happy life? Is it possible to attract the careless Fortune of the ear with the help of symbols? Physiologists, psychologists, economists, astrologers, adherents of the ancient philosophy of Feng Shui, and even Harvard scientists are ready to answer these questions. After reading the article, you will learn all about happiness and a little more.
What is happiness
Happiness is a state of total satisfaction and unlimited joy. The word "happiness" itself has Pro-Slavic roots and means "good lot". Everyone wants to be happy, but not every one of us fully understands what it really means.
What is happiness
Each science, based on research, determines in its own way what complete bliss is. For example, physiology proves the existence of the so-called "hormones of happiness" - endorphins, serotonins, dopamines. They feed us with joy, delight, euphoria, and their lack provokes the onset of depression. But how to increase the number of such essential elements for the body?
The search for an answer to this question went to the philosophers who lived before our era. Among them, Aristotle, Epicurus and other equally famous personalities, for whom the welfare category became the source of many years of reflection, as well as a reason for writing multi-volume treatises.
Today, even such exact sciences as economics or sociology have not been able to refrain from research, the essence of which is to prove the connection between the availability of money and a feeling of complete satisfaction. Thus, in countries with a high standard of living, there are many more people who consider themselves happy than in those countries where poverty is flourishing.
But if they do money in business, psychology investigates in detail.
Psychology of happiness
Among psychologists there is an opinion that happiness consists of 3 parts:
- 50% is genetic heredity. That is, the ability to feel joyful is partly transmitted by heredity.
- 10% are circumstances beyond our control. A person cannot choose a nationality, social status or parents.
- 40% - our actions. All that we do (or do not do) for our own well-being.
Source of happiness
Our mood and general psycho-emotional state directly depends on how much the brain, heart and soul are charged with positive energy.
There are four main groups of sources of complete euphoria.
- Physiological. It is proved that the use of chocolate, bananas or strawberries causes a chemical reaction, after which the endorphins and other elements responsible for joy flow into the body. The body also needs attention, so massage, sex, tasty food become a proven source of positive emotions, but they are the most superficial and unreliable.
- Situational or disposable. It is hard to find someone who does not like holidays or gifts. Pleasant tandem is able to cheer up anyone, becoming a real event of the day. These same sources include salary, praise for the work done, good purchase and the like. There are many reasons for joy in this category, but a minus is that their duration is not long.
- Long-term external. Powerful sources of satisfaction are what brings us constant joy, so to speak, our outlet. Favorite work, passion, "the cause of life", children, family - all this sets the general background of the emotional state. It is to these sources that we resort to feed in difficult life situations.
- Long-term internal. This category is the most difficult, but the most important, as its component does not have an expiration date, carry powerful energy and requires a high level of personal development. What is this?
- Self-love is acceptance and knowledge of one’s own “I.”
- Attitude towards others - feelings of gratitude, love, respect.
- Faith - faith in God, Goodness or the Universe gives a powerful surge of strength.
- Service is selfless help to others, the ability to give.
If any of the sources is temporarily devastated, the person by all means tries to attract happiness to himself in another way. Is it possible? Completely! The first people on earth knew about this, passing the mysterious knowledge from generation to generation. Ancestors left a great legacy of knowledge! It turns out that it is possible to attract success not only with specific amulets or sacral objects, but also with the help of plants, stones, flowers and many more.
Proponents of a philosophy of happiness, adhering to different views on the symbols of success, agree that this only works when a person truly believes in their help.
Symbols of happiness
Slavic symbols
Our ancestors, believing in various gods, sought to protect themselves from their anger, as well as from the "evil human eye." In their arsenal there were many powerful weapons, to which some have resorted even after thousands of years.
- Ladan - an amulet for young girls, framed in a circle of fire;
- Svarog cross - a symbol of Svarog, the main Slavic god, associated with the overall well-being;
- Oberezhnik is a star that protects grace;
- "Burdock of happiness" - a talisman that attracts good luck, all sorts of benefits;
- Belbog - the image of a deity who keeps peace in the family.
It has long been believed that a person who has one of the listed symbols will not be overcome by any force.
In recent times, we have begun to study our roots more deeply and more consciously, therefore such symbols are often found both in sales and in active use.
Astrological symbols
If you believe the astrologer, who, in turn, believe the stars, then each person receives at birth not only the sign of the zodiac, but also his lucky number. Numerologists, people who study the magic of numbers, take it. Observing the heavenly bodies, experts are also ready to determine which stone or color will bring good luck to a particular person. The most "lucky" are:
- Rock crystal;
- Turquoise;
- Aquamarine;
- Emerald.
Feng Shui characters
Feng Shui is a philosophical doctrine of harmony, which has come to us from the East and has become very popular among Europeans. In feng shui, there are many talismans, which are properly used - the whole science. The most famous are:
Sacred plants.
According to the Chinese, they have a sacred power that can attract idyll. However, only selected representatives of the flora were included in the list of energy sources:
- Lotus
- Pion
- Peach
- Chestnut
- Grenades
- Cucumbers
- Tangerines
- Cypress
- Pine and others
Branches, flowers, fruits of plants depicted on vases, kitchen utensils or coins symbolize abundance, prosperity. Therefore, Japanese vegetable symbols sincerely fell in love with various nations of the world.
Characters with the image of animals
Representatives of the fauna are particularly revered by the ancient people. They believed they could borrow power from animals or find protection. Clay figurines, drawing on canvas or engraving can provide the presence of a sacred creature to attract love, luck, universal harmony. Favorites are:
- White horse;
- Painting with bats;
- Roaring lion;
- Sheep and sheep;
- Toad;
- Cock;
- Elephant;
- Turtle.
Mythical creatures
Charms depicting mysterious characters are very popular among the bluebird hunters:
- Phoenix;
- Laughing Buddha (Hotei);
- The dragon.
It is believed that they have magical energy that can change life for the better by fulfilling the most reserved desires.
A special place in Chinese philosophy is the card of happiness. The fact that it is and how to do it yourself, read on.
Happiness card
There is a version that many prominent personalities had their own happiness card. So called a special talisman, made according to the individual needs of the person.
Production Guide
A circle is drawn on a clean sheet of paper, dividing into 9 even parts, each of which is responsible for a certain category of life. The whole circle gives an answer to the question that a person needs to be happy:
- Health and development;
- Wealth;
- Fame, reputation;
- Love, romance;
- Children, creativity;
- Career;
- Assistants;
- Training, knowledge.
In the center of the talisman is a photo of the cardholder, and in the sectors - images (drawings, prints, clippings from magazines), which reflect the dreams and desires of the person.
The principle of action is based on the fact that the imaginary should be perceived by the consciousness as existing, attracting to itself success, well-being, luck in all spheres.
In addition to the generally accepted symbols of happiness, each of us can have our own unique amulet. A ring presented by a grandmother, a found horseshoe, or a bracelet made with his own hands may well take the place of honor.
Rules and laws of a happy life
To learn the secret of well-being, an incredible experiment was conducted at Harvard. Its uniqueness lies in the time scale of the research, since the participants were observed from their adolescence to old age. 75 years of continuous communication with 724 participants and the incredible perseverance of several generations of scientists have borne fruit. The results of the experiment showed what laws of life made these people truly happy. Here are some of them:
Sick can not recover
Our well-being depends not so much on a state of health, as on our own attitude towards it. It turned out that older people may look healthier than 40-year-olds, regardless of their past illnesses, if they treat an indisposition as a temporary misunderstanding.
Conclusion: you can get sick, but to feel sick is undesirable and even harmful.
Care of the soul
Scientists have confirmed that much depends on psychological health. People who regularly seek help from a psychologist are more likely to cope with illnesses, they endure difficulties more easily. Accumulated resentment, anger, jealousy take away from a person the energy, strength, and means that he could spend to increase love. Having overcome these spiritual obstacles, a person gets harmony.
Conclusion: taking care of the soul is a necessary condition for a happy life.
Love and relationship
The experiment showed that people who have a faithful life partner in 50 years and active social connections (live communication with friends, relatives, colleagues) feel needed, successful, energetic. In this state, they easily cross the 90-year-old frontier, which cannot be said about single recluses.
Conclusion: those who love and love, topped the lists of happy centenarians.
An interesting and unexpected conclusion was made by George Weylent, one of the curators of the experiment, saying: "75 years of research and two tens of millions of dollars were spent to find out: happiness is love. Point."
You can talk about happiness endlessly, because the essence of this phenomenon is not fully understood. But the main thing that a person has today is the keys to the doors, behind which are kept secrets of success, bringing harmony and the laws of a happy life: feng shui, Slavic mythology, numerology, scientific research ... Each of us can easily use one of them to find a way that suits him perfectly.
