{"id":29,"date":"2010-07-29T06:52:28","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T06:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lettinggo\/2010\/07\/the-four-conditions-of-happiness.html"},"modified":"2015-11-30T16:50:18","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T21:50:18","slug":"the-four-conditions-of-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lettinggo\/2010\/07\/the-four-conditions-of-happiness.html","title":{"rendered":"The Four Conditions of Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>How do you move from a life of endless problems to a life of endless possibilities? Learn to cultivate the four conditions of happiness: <b>clear eyes, a quiet mind, a sense of beauty, and an open heart.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>The best way to get started up this royal road to inner riches begins with a simple idea. Don&#8217;t <i>try<\/i> to be good. Just <i>prefer<\/i> the good; then, do the best you can to <i>act <\/i>the good. Want what is true in the moment more than you want the familiarity of false ideas that betray. And how do you make this choice?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Remember that the spiritually sleeping mind would rather have familiarity than freshness&#8230; which makes it incumbent upon you to be present to this pattern, and to choose in favor of what&#8217;s new. You have to want to be in the moment of the light of your understanding. When some dark thought or feeling comes calling, remember your wish to no longer give this darkness a home in your heart and mind. Just recognize that this new action <i>needs<\/i> to be done, not <i>how<\/i> it will be done. It is the work of the light, of truth, to shatter the illusion that any dark state has the right to rule over you.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you move from a life of endless problems to a life of endless possibilities? 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His ideas cut straight to the heart of our most important personal and social issues - relationships, success, addiction, stress, peace, happiness, freedom - and lead the way to a higher life. Finley is the Founder and Director of Life of Learning Foundation, a nonprofit Center for Spiritual Discovery. He is the acclaimed author of \"The Secret of Letting Go\" and more than 45 other books and audio programs that have sold over two million copies in 26 languages worldwide. His work is widely endorsed by doctors, business professionals, celebrities, and religious leaders of all denominations. Through Life of Learning Foundation, Guy has presented over 5,000 unique self-realization seminars to thousands of grateful students throughout North America and Europe over the past 20 years and has been a guest on over 700 television and radio shows, including national appearances on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and NPR. 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