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in,his material world, but nothing in his inner
world. He is unhappy himself and is making
others unhappy too. Had there been
happiness in the outside world, all would have
felt happy, content and calm. But the reality is
different. Almost all are restless.
The invaluable message of Gita is:
happiness is a matter of mind and heart. Some
people are content with less while others want
more and more and yet are not happy. So
long as the man does not get the desired
thing, he thinks that all the joy lies in getting
that particular item. When he gets that, he
loses the joy and attraction of that object. Then
he thinks, happiness is still far away from him.
The man is going around caught up in the
hope-despair syndrome. According to the law
of creation, the joy-giving worldly objects and
the experiencer of joy, both leave this world
finally. Says Gita :