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We Don’t Want To Be Happy; We Want Things

by Anthony De Mello Legacy

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A big part of why our life is a mess. It's because we don’t want to be happy; we don’t want to be at peace. We've been programmed by society to want other things. Money, power, reputation. Admit it! You've been trained to believe that you cannot be happy until or unless you get this thing or that person and this result. The irony is you are happy already but don't know it.

HappinessPeaceEmotional HealingInner PeaceEnergy ProtectionWisdomSocietyMoneyPowerWisdom GuidanceDesires

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Look at the heartache everywhere.

Look at the loneliness.

Look at the fear,

The confusions,

The conflicts in the hearts of people,

Inner conflict,

Outer conflict.

Suppose somebody gave you a way of getting rid of all of that.

Suppose somebody gave you a way of stopping that tremendous drainage of energy,

Of health,

Of the emotions that come from these conflicts and confusions,

Would you want that?

Suppose somebody showed us a way where we would truly love one another and be at peace at last.

Can you think of anything more practical than that?

But here you have people thinking that big business is more practical or politics is more practical or science is more practical.

What's the earthly use of putting a man in the moon when we cannot live on the earth?

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Anthony De Mello LegacySan Francisco, CA, USA

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Recent Reviews

Jodie

July 18, 2025

So true ❣️

Trish

October 5, 2023

Namaste

Claire

August 16, 2023

Indeed!

d•i•

December 28, 2021

PreCISEly. Repair, nurture, restore, cherish, and bring back into balance what is *here*, before thinking of heading to some other uninhabitable planet to attempt to transform what is *there*… Of what earthly use are all other foolish errands and occupations?

Janaki

December 11, 2021

Bitesized goodness

Mary

December 3, 2021

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