A Child's Guide to Happiness

(by Avatar Adi Da Samraj for children)

There are a lot of games. Games are what you do. Games are what we call “life”.

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The universe is My game.

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Look at your games.

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There is sometimes some death, some anger, some hurt, some being left alone. Sometimes some being crafty, some tricking, some being sick. Some fooling, some teasing, some complaining. Some not doing, some hurting. Some killing, some making fun of, some leaving alone. Sometimes some getting away with it. Some ruining and spoiling. Some fear. Some not sure. Some believing. Some knowing it is not true. Some being all bad, some being a little good, some looking OK. Some being everybody’s darling.

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Most games do not look happy.

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Remember about being happy.

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It tasted and smelled good. It was fun to make. It felt good. It was good to do. You heard it. It loved. You loved it. It heard you. You gave this. You said it was good. You knew it. You looked at it. It looked at you. It looked. It was. Its body looked happy. It was good to be free. It Is.

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Happiness is what you always already Are—before you do anything.

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I Am happy—even when I do everything.

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Be happy now, anyway.

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Love this one. Love this place. Love that. Be that. Breathe here. Be with this one. Be loved by this one.

Be As you Are.

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Before you start to play, everything is always already OK. Everybody knows that.

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This one is with you.

They are with you.

This is with you.
All of this is with you.

Everything is with you.

Everything is.

Everywhere is.

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And smiling when you are not thinking about anything is the same as Being As you Are—with Me.