Q127. How do I become happy?

The bad news is that only those who are in complete ignorance or those who are completely wise can be happy in the material creation. The others cannot always be happy. The good news is that we can make this our last material life and go back to the spiritual manifestation, Vaikuntha. There we can live in the same beautiful body eternally, with complete happiness, full of bliss, full of knowledge, and no trace of anxiety. One who practices Bhakti Yoga can achieve this. “The great souls, who have achieved perfection, attain me [Krishna]. They do not take birth again in this material creation, which is temporary and full of miseries.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 8.15) In our short lives, before going back to the spiritual manifestation, we can minimize our suffering by being satisfied with whatever we have and not being disturbed by what others have or say. Don’t be disturbed by whatever good or bad that happens to you or others. “If one can tolerate the urges of desires and anger, he can become happy in this life.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 5.23) Be satisfied with yourself, the people around you, your job/business, your house, and all the material possessions you have. Satisfaction is absence of emptiness. Greed comes from feeling emptiness. Greed wants to make you acquire everything material to make you think this will make you happy. The truth is that you will never be satisfied with material possessions. Even if you have all the money in the world, you will not be happy nor satisfied with everything and everyone.