Ramana Maharshi

I loved the part about being happy. "If the mind is happy, not only the body but the whole world will be happy. So one must find out how to become happy oneself. Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the whole world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes." I think what the first part of this quote is about is that you cannot make anyone else happy if you yourself are not happy first. This makes perfect sense and i love it. Life is what you make it if you are happy life will be a happier place. The part about covering the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking i could not help but laugh. Because we make things so much more complex than they need to be. Just wear shoes!!!