3 Peaks Of Happiness

What is Happiness? Is it Success?
Is it Achievement that creates so much stress? 
Success creates money that creates Pleasure and Bliss 
But this is not what true Happiness is!

Happiness is not money, otherwise the rich would be glad! 
There are people who are successful, why are they sad? 
Happiness is not Pleasure that depends on many a thing 
True Happiness is Peace, it is a state of being

Who doesn't want to be Happy? 
Who wants to be Sad? 
There may be a few, but they are then mad!
Everybody in this world wants to be Happy, wants to smile 
But most have miseries that are longer than the Nile!

Money can buy pleasure, but it can't buy Happiness 
Money can buy medicines, but health we can miss 
Money can buy a diamond ring but love it cannot bring 
Money cannot buy Bliss, though it can buy many a thing

Happiness is like a shadow which we cannot chase
Further it goes away, when you are in a race
Those who seek success may become an ace
But they are sure to end in the misery maze!

Happiness is something that everyone seeks
Happiness can be found on three little peaks
The first peak is Achievement, the second is Fulfillment 
But the ultimate Happiness comes with Enlightenment

On the first peak of Happiness, what we get is Pleasure 
We become Happy because of material treasure
The Happiness on this peak is not very strong
We are Happy for a moment, but it does not last long

The second peak of Happiness is called Fulfillment
It comes from being satisfied, living with Contentment
It is letting go of Pleasure that comes from Achievement 
And living with Peace which gives Bliss that is consistent

But while we have Pleasure and while we have Peace
We will have Sorrow that will make our Bliss cease
If we want to be Happy, then Life's Purpose we must find 
This is Enlightenment, it is transcending the mind

The Mind is a monkey, it steals our Peace
It makes us desire and it continues to tease
It swings like a monkey to a past that is gone
And robs our Bliss because of a future not yet born

If we want to be Happy, we must still the Mind 
We must be still, Consciousness we must find 
In this state, we are not caught in a thought 
But this Bliss to enjoy, we sadly forgot!

Because we are chasing money, success and wealth 
We lose our Life, we lose our health
We may have all the money that can give us pleasure 
But we will not attain Peace which is the real treasure

Peace is the foundation of Happiness
Where there is no Peace, there cannot be Bliss 
Therefore, we must make sure not to lose Peace of Mind 
Then, true Bliss and ecstasy in life we will find

Far happier are those who have Peace in their tank 
Than those who have a lot of money in their bank 
Money is important, but it can't buy Happiness
With money, can you go shopping for Bliss?

But more important than pleasure and peace, is this 
Finding Purpose leads to true Happiness
Who am I? Why did I come to earth?
True Bliss is realizing the purpose of this birth

When we overcome ignorance and we realize the Truth 
We are free from sorrow when we get to the root
When we realize we are not the Body, Ego or Mind
All misery and suffering, we leave behind!

But to reach this state of Enlightenment is rare
To be Enlightened in Life, not many people care
We are ignorant that from misery we can be free
If we evolve on the Happiness peaks, from one to three

Everybody who is born must suffer pain
We become miserable again and again
But the one who realizes that who suffers is not me 
He from the triple suffering is free

Because we think we are the Body, we suffer aches and pain 
Because of the Ego, we are miserable again
Because of the Mind, we live with worry and fear
The Ego, the Body, the Mind, create many a tear!

But once we realize we are none of the three 
Then from all miseries, we can be free
We can live with Bliss and Peace Enlightenment makes all miseries cease

Happiness is thus, not what we are taught 
Alas! In the Success race we are caught To make money, is our primary thought And what true Happiness is, we forgot!

If you want to be Happy, pause for a while
You can be always Blissful, with a smile
Don't try to become Happy, then, Happy you can be 
If you realize you are the Soul, not Mind and Ego, ME

True Happiness is being in that state of Consciousness
True Bliss lies in a state of Thoughtlessness
When we kill the Monkey Mind, we can have true Happiness 
But how to kill the Mind, we don't know this

The Mind is like a monkey, notice EY is its tail
It is Ever Yelling and Ever Yearning and it makes us fail 
When we still the Mind, and its desires that create a thirst 
Then we conquer Sorrow, that otherwise makes us burst!

There are many ways to be Happy and be glad 
Count your blessings and you will never be sad 
Discover True Love, the fountain of Bliss These are simple ways to Happiness

Success is not Happiness, 
Happiness is Success 
Those who don't realize this, end their life in a mess 
They just zoom from the womb to the tomb
And all they have is misery and gloom

Instead, look at the Yogi who is always in Bliss
He is never in a state of unhappiness
Ever-united with the Divine, he knows it's all a show 
Nothing is ours, the Yogi knows that we come and go

Do you want to be Happy? Then Happy you can be 
Then realize that the peaks of Happiness are three
If you run after Success, Happy you will never be!
But if you are enlightened, from misery you will be free

To be Happy, you must live in the 'Now’
To be Happy, you must take a vow
Moment by moment, enjoy this treasure called life 
Be enlightened, and you will be free from strife

Are all Successful people Happy? The answer is ‘no!'
But all Happy people are Successful, this truth we must know 
We must realize the truth that life is a show
We will live with Peace, Love and Bliss, and go!

Not only will we be free from all suffering on earth 
Realization will free us from Rebirth
It will free us from Fear, Worry, Anxiety and Stress 
And give us Joy, Love, Peace and Bliss

So are you seeking Pleasure?
Are you seeking Happiness, Peace and Bliss?
Then Evolve from one Peak to another Peak
And you will attain the Eternal Happiness you seek.