Peace First, Not Happiness - Yogi Explains

Summary

September 6, 2024, 14 min

Why peace, not happiness, is the place to start: happiness is conditional and dualistic, while peace from HRV resonance and OM Japa in the chakras opens naturally into the four Brahma Viharas — loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. Stories of Brother Anandamoy and Ashokji, who corrected happiness to bliss, illustrate the point.

In this video

Teaches

Joy vs happinessBrahma Vihara

Discusses

Brother AnandamoyHero's JourneyAshok SinghBlissOM Japa in the Chakras

Mentions

HRV ResonanceAMOLLow-Idle-StateNavi KriyaMahamudraBuddhismPatanjaliYoga SutrasUpper nervous systemBhagavad GitaRoll-Up of ConsciousnessDownload Phase

Key moments

00:00Happiness is a trap: rest on peace first 00:57Faking joy in the ashram and Brother Anandamoy's reaction 03:13The lesson: you can't start with joy, start with peace 03:48Finding peace: HRV resonance, low-idle-state, OM Japa 04:52Rising into the heart: the four Brahma Viharas 06:11Joy, equanimity and the true hero's journey 07:21Happiness is conditional: when the rug is pulled 09:13Ashokji: it's not happiness, it is bliss 10:27Transcendent laughter, like a funny movie 11:39Why issues return after OM Japa: it's the learning 12:27The Gita, the roll-up and downloads 13:06Enjoy happiness, but don't rely on it