Author Archives: Jwalant Swaroop

Hope is defined by pschychologist as the conviction as one can find the means to attain one’s goal and develop the motivation necessary to do so.

Australia regularly ranks among the top ten happiest countries worldwide and Aussies have always been known as upbeat, friendly bunch. They learn from an early age to get along, play the game and participate above all else.

Suppose you buy a new car. However you regret your choice soon afterwards: engine sounds like a jet taking off and you just cannot get comfortable in the drivers seat. What do you do? giving the car back would be an admission of error ( you don’t want that !) , and anyway, the dealer probably would not refund all the money.

As you perfect the practice of calm abiding and you become one with the breath, after a while even the breath itself as the focus of your practice dissolves and you find yourself resting in nowness.

Many others fear no better: people who change or progress in their careers are, in terms of happiness, right back where they started after around three months. The same goes for the people who buy the latest Porsche.