Ignorance is always our best Weapon against Unwanted Influences and People

Happiness is what we think it is. Each one's definition of Happiness is different, until they discover and convince themselves that the real happiness is within and discard the dependence on external stimuli to be happy or sad. The discovery is a long journey though. In the process, one needs to constantly redefine happiness and retrain the mind to loosen the grip of external happenings on the mind and body. Age of course helps with this, but determination helps the most. Basic needs should probably the first to lose their impact on us. Gradually give up the craving for meats, sweets, and snacks. We ignore so many things in life and finally, but most often suddenly, we ignore everything when we die. The detachment should not be sudden, however. In olden days, sages used to prefer getting buried alive. That clearly shows how detached they were with their body and how much they ignored external pleasure or pain. For them, detachment has been gradual and complete to the extent that even death did not matter. To experience the happiness within, ignorance is always our best weapon against unwanted, ephemeral influences. Vishnu Pendyala