Happiness and Empathy

CHAPTER NINE

by David Nova

Why do I write about happiness at a time when the world seems to be falling apart? Because after some deep contemplation, the pursuit of happiness and our illusions about happiness seem to be at the root of the human condition. Our desire for happiness is universal. It connects us. Yet we don’t understand it. We are not masters of it, so it masters us.

Happiness and Our Illusions

CHAPTER EIGHT

by David Nova

We often tell our children to follow their dreams. We proclaim to ourselves and the world that we’re following our dreams. We like to dream. We like to imagine a better future for ourselves. We wrap ourselves up in our dreams. They become our expectations. We live in a world full of dreams, yet most of those dreams are simply illusions. We tend to get lost in our own illusions. So much of our temporal happiness and unhappiness is rooted in illusion, in magical thinking, which then becomes our expectations. 

Aspects of True Happiness

CHAPTER SEVEN

by David Nova

The purpose of these posts is a journey, a return to happiness and completeness, seeking the truth that helps the mind discover inner peace, moving towards the revelation and the acceptance of why things are as they are. A great deal of our unhappiness lies with our unease and confusion, our discontent, our anger with the Universe.

Happiness and the Darkness

CHAPTER SIX

by David Nova

It may be comforting to believe that those on the Dark Path are unhappy, but the truth is a bit more complicated.

Happiness and the Light

CHAPTER FIVE

by David Nova

I’m sure the vast majority of non-aligned individuals see themselves as good people, and they generally are. There’s nothing wrong with wanting a happy life for yourself and your family, so there’s no significant judgment here. The non-aligned are equally aspects of Source, they’ve simply forgotten who they are.  However being “good” is not the same as being “the Light.” It doesn’t rise to the same level of consciousness. The non-aligned light candles in the darkness for themselves and their loved ones. Those on the Light Path shine their inner light to brighten the entire world. 

Happiness and Alignment

CHAPTER FOUR

by David Nova

The universal desire for happiness connects us, yet it doesn’t necessarily make us morally good, particularly when an aspect of competition enters human beliefs and human interactions. Do we share joy or do we compete for happiness? Is our own happiness more important than our neighbor’s happiness? Do our own needs outweigh the needs of others? This is the very foundation of the moral alignments represented in the Ra Material.

Happiness and Human Society

CHAPTER THREE

by David Nova

One of the fundamental commonalities that all human beings seem to share is a desire for happiness. Nobody starts life wanting to be miserable and unhappy. As children we have an innate sense of joy, the gift of wonder, and boundless imagination. Heredity and environment can diminish that joy, past lives can color it, but arriving on planet Earth with a blank slate allows our innate spirit of joy to bloom. Ignorance is bliss, after all. 

Happiness and the Universe

CHAPTER TWO

by David Nova

Believe it or not, the Universe wants us to be happy. The Universe wants us to have true happiness. And there’s the rub (to quote Hamlet). The Universe wants us to have true happiness, not false happiness, not illusory happiness. Yet the Universe is quite patient, allowing us to deceive ourselves as we take our time to rediscover what true happiness is. 

True Happiness

CHAPTER ONE

by David Nova

If you take a hard look at our world, beneath the superficial, candy-coated, Facebook-posting, pretense of everyday life, true happiness often seems elusive.