Wisdom sans health is philosophy; so all husbands are philosophers!

AHMEDABAD: "Only one thing you can do is be happy because God created us as an instrument of happiness," said Swami Anubhavananda, the ardent propagator of the "Be Happy" Mission who is renowned for his wit.
Speaking on the concluding day of the nine-day spiritual discourse at the 24th AMA Week, on "Perfecting the Art of Stress-Free Living," Anubhavananda said "When you laugh you are neither man nor woman.When happy, you are God."
Health without wisdom is calamity and wisdom without health is philosophy. Therefore all married men are philosophers, said Anubhavananda, bringing the house down!
Upanishads say God created each one of us out of happiness and not out of frustration. The only purpose of our coming into this world is to experience happiness.
A person always tense is a disgusted person and can never be happy, Anubhavananda said.
"Remove the wrong notion that life should be stress-free. When sitar strings are not taut or stressed can there be melody?" Anubhavananda asked. Like the forms given at the immigration counters at airports to be filled in 'yes' or 'no', you need to exercise that option to avoid stress. To what doesn't suit you, say 'No'.
You should ask if you want to be miserable. If you choose 'Yes' then tatastu, Anubhavananda said. The problem with intellectuals is that they are intelligently miserable! A relaxed person is more creative than a stressed one who creates nothing but confusion.
There are two mantras of life: Be ready to listen NO from the world; and (2) Have the courage to Deny. Never shy away from taking hard knocks from life. Be active and dynamic in life. That is the secret of being in a relaxed state, Anubhavananda said. The real Karma Yogi is the one who expresses his happiness. Do whatever you do happily. That is Karma Yoga. But no happiness accrues without self-discipline. Health cannot combine with wisdom without self-discipline. How you dress and how you address are important aspects that enhance the quality of life.
Learn to be free from tension when you begin and end the day. But how to begin the day? Learn to get up then wake up and not the other way round.