YOGABHARATI

What is spiritual journey? Can it lead to joy? Does the path of spirituality lead us to joy?  What is happiness…. Am I a happy person…. These are the questions in the mind of all human beings. All of us are in search of happiness and joy. Happiness  is defined as a positive mental state characterized by wellbeing and positive emotions like elation. The school of positive psychology, says that joy can arise from positive engagement and absorption in a valued and meaningful activity. Is it that only when we are engaged in meaningful activity, one feels joy and not at other times...hmm we need to reflect on this.  Nowadays, with the advancement of technology, everything is measurable. How many steps have you walked in one day... is it good enough to burn calories. A person was commenting that he could walk only 5000 steps on one day, as he had other commitments. Normally he walks twice as much of that. He was not happy that he could walk in the open,in the fresh air. Instead he