Thursday, May 26, 2011

The Cause of Unhappiness By Bruce di Marsico

The cause of unhappiness is a belief. What happens, no matter how undesirable or destructive to our life, health, desires or loves, does not cause unhappiness. The belief that we have to be unhappy is the only cause. To state it simply:

"If a person did not believe they had to be unhappy, they would not and could not be."

We merely believe we need to have things or avoid things in order to avoid unhappiness, which we would not have to fear if we did not believe we needed to be unhappy.


What Causes Unhappiness

The Seven Understandings of All Unhappiness:

Unhappiness is the feeling of a belief about a perceived or imagined phenomena; not an experience caused by the phenomena or anything else.

Unhappiness is experiencing your own believing that an event is bad and/or should not be because you believe IT causes unhappiness.

Believing something causes unhappiness is the very reason it seems to "cause" unhappiness.

Believing that something can cause unhappiness is the only cause of the fear of it. By "fear" is meant loathing, need to avoid, need to cure, need to kill or eliminate, disgust, hatred, terror, horror, repulsion, disdain and all such similar feelings.

(Fear is not a simple desire to avoid, destroy or otherwise prevent or eliminate a threat to your desire values. That attitude does not need to presume avoiding unhappiness in order to justify a simple desire.)

Believing someone or something is morally wrong or evil, psychologically "sick" or behaviorally inappropriate is to fear that person or thing as if it could cause unhappiness.

Unhappiness is fearing that unhappiness can "happen" or be caused by anything.

Unhappiness is believing that something is necessary, something has to be, should be, ought to be, or must be other than what it is.

When a person is believing he/she has to be unhappy, what they are believing is that they have to be unhappy because they believe they are against themselves. The belief in unhappiness is the belief in being wrong for oneself. Unhappiness, in fact, means that I believe that I do, or want, or think, or feel a way that is bad for me.

A person believes: Certain things I do not want to happen may happen or are now happening. I don't want them to. I feel bad (and am worried or afraid now) because I "shouldn't" be thinking negatively about my life now. Maybe I shouldn't be not wanting what is evidently happening anyway. I am (as-if) denying reality, and that is wrong. I will be unhappy about this in the future because when certain things I do not want or do not like happen I will feel a way that is bad for me. It is wrong to expect misfortune. That is "unhappy" of me.

It doesn't matter that if the undesirable event happens to me from circumstances out of my control, or if I think I am the cause or part of the cause; unhappiness comes as me believing that I now have proof that I am bad for myself.

"Bad for myself" means I am not really wanting for me what I "should" be wanting for me, and something can prove it. The belief is that this event "proves" it.

Basically, feeling bad means that I believe that what I do, or think, or want, or feel means I am against my own best interests. I believe these are a bad way of doing thinking, wanting or feeling. The way I am being is a bad (wrong, self-defeating) way of being.

This could be called the same as believing that I will be a way I shouldn't be, or think a way I shouldn't or want or feel a way I shouldn't. If we didn't believe that we could be a way we "shouldn't" we couldn't feel unhappy no matter what else we felt.

All unhappiness is the fear that we have a bad attitude for ourselves. We are afraid that something proves we are bad for ourselves in the sense that we are in some way against what we are for, and for what we are against. We are afraid that we have a self-defeating attitude.

The fear that we have a bad, or self-defeating, attitude is the same as distrusting the very source or cause of our motivation. We are unhappy when we believe our very life, our heart, our self is against all that we live for; our personal happiness.

Happiness is the freedom to be as we are, however we are; richer or poorer, in sickness or in health, gaining or losing, succeeding or failing, wanting or not wanting, approving or not approving, forever. Happy is what we are and what we'll be if we don't believe we are wrong to be as we are.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Be extrovert.

Increase your popularity
Get attention from the opposite sex
Put you at ease in any situation
Give you constant "radiant energy"
Massively reduce social stress
Improve your career prospects
Enhance ALL of your relationships

Get well

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1. Exercise: I also call it getting your heart beat up.
Make sure in the morning you do at least 30 minutes that
pumps you up and makes you feel awake from the inside.

2. Commit to something you think you can't: pick one thing,
only one, which might give a small result but take one thing

3. Imagine you talking to Patrick about it, tell Patrick why you
can't do it. Sit right next to him and have a conversation
with him. Listen to his answers.

4. Visualize your Outcomes: Build an image on your mental
screen of how you would achieve what you desire

5. Take Action: If it is about changing your job, pick your
computer and make that CV. If its relationship, take your
partner out for dinner and talk it out. Start small but START.

6. Celebrate the results: As you would see you would already
start achieving. Now go out and CELEBRATE. It is important,
you have to go out and cherish every second of it.

Blame game.

"All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration. You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming him, but you won't succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy.

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Type of Pension : Basic Pension
Basic Pension with DP (Dearness Pension)
(as on 31.12.2005) 7427
Retirement Period Selected: on or After 1.1.1996 and Before 1.1.2006
PayScale Selected : 7450-225-11500
Birth Details Selected : Birth Month : November Birth Year : 1944
Total Qualifying Service 66 Half Years


Output (These Figures are Indicative)
Basic Pension (Revised) (as on 1.1.2006) : 11191
Net Payable : Basic Pension (Revised) + Additional Pension (if any) + D.R. - Commuted Pension (if any)

6th CPC Pay Band Name PB-2
6th CPC Pay Band/Scale 9300-34800
6th CPC Grade Pay 4600

DR Rates
From 1.1.2006 - No DR
From 1.7.2006 - 2%
From 1.1.2007 - 6%
From 1.7.2007 - 9%
From 1.1.2008 - 12%
From 1.7.2008 - 16%
Note : D.R. is applicable on (Basic Pension + Additional Pension (if any))

Additional Pension Rates
On Attaining Age of Rate
80 years 20% of Basic Pension
85 years 30% of Basic Pension
90 years 40% of Basic Pension
95 years 50% of Basic Pension
100 years 100% of Basic Pension


Arrears Table (from Jan.,2006 to Aug.,2008)
DUE DRAWN
Year, Month Revised
Pension DR Total Net Payable Old
Pension DR Total Net Payable Difference
2006, Jan 11191 0 11191 11191 - C.P. 7427 1783 9210 9210 - C.P. 1981
2006, Feb 11191 0 11191 11191 - C.P. 7427 1783 9210 9210 - C.P. 1981
2006, Mar 11191 0 11191 11191 - C.P. 7427 1783 9210 9210 - C.P. 1981
2006, Apr 11191 0 11191 11191 - C.P. 7427 1783 9210 9210 - C.P. 1981
2006, May 11191 0 11191 11191 - C.P. 7427 1783 9210 9210 - C.P. 1981
2006, Jun 11191 0 11191 11191 - C.P. 7427 1783 9210 9210 - C.P. 1981
2006, Jul 11191 224 11415 11415 - C.P. 7427 2154 9581 9581 - C.P. 1834
2006, Aug 11191 224 11415 11415 - C.P. 7427 2154 9581 9581 - C.P. 1834
2006, Sep 11191 224 11415 11415 - C.P. 7427 2154 9581 9581 - C.P. 1834
2006, Oct 11191 224 11415 11415 - C.P. 7427 2154 9581 9581 - C.P. 1834
2006, Nov 11191 224 11415 11415 - C.P. 7427 2154 9581 9581 - C.P. 1834
2006, Dec 11191 224 11415 11415 - C.P. 7427 2154 9581 9581 - C.P. 1834
2007, Jan 11191 672 11863 11863 - C.P. 7427 2600 10027 10027 - C.P. 1836
2007, Feb 11191 672 11863 11863 - C.P. 7427 2600 10027 10027 - C.P. 1836
2007, Mar 11191 672 11863 11863 - C.P. 7427 2600 10027 10027 - C.P. 1836
2007, Apr 11191 672 11863 11863 - C.P. 7427 2600 10027 10027 - C.P. 1836
2007, May 11191 672 11863 11863 - C.P. 7427 2600 10027 10027 - C.P. 1836
2007, Jun 11191 672 11863 11863 - C.P. 7427 2600 10027 10027 - C.P. 1836
2007, Jul 11191 1008 12199 12199 - C.P. 7427 3046 10473 10473 - C.P. 1726
2007, Aug 11191 1008 12199 12199 - C.P. 7427 3046 10473 10473 - C.P. 1726
2007, Sep 11191 1008 12199 12199 - C.P. 7427 3046 10473 10473 - C.P. 1726
2007, Oct 11191 1008 12199 12199 - C.P. 7427 3046 10473 10473 - C.P. 1726
2007, Nov 11191 1008 12199 12199 - C.P. 7427 3046 10473 10473 - C.P. 1726
2007, Dec 11191 1008 12199 12199 - C.P. 7427 3046 10473 10473 - C.P. 1726
2008, Jan 11191 1343 12534 12534 - C.P. 7427 3491 10918 10918 - C.P. 1616
2008, Feb 11191 1343 12534 12534 - C.P. 7427 3491 10918 10918 - C.P. 1616
2008, Mar 11191 1343 12534 12534 - C.P. 7427 3491 10918 10918 - C.P. 1616
2008, Apr 11191 1343 12534 12534 - C.P. 7427 3491 10918 10918 - C.P. 1616
2008, May 11191 1343 12534 12534 - C.P. 7427 3491 10918 10918 - C.P. 1616
2008, Jun 11191 1343 12534 12534 - C.P. 7427 3491 10918 10918 - C.P. 1616
2008, Jul 11191 1791 12982 12982 - C.P. 7427 3491 10918 10918 - C.P. 2064
2008, Aug 11191 1791 12982 12982 - C.P. 7427 3491 10918 10918 - C.P. 2064
Total Arrears 58086

Payable in 2008-2009 (40%) 23234
Payable in 2009-2010 (60%) 34852
Note : C.P. = Commuted Pension (if any)




Related Circulars :

Order No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) Dated 01/09/2008 (Includes Revised Pension Table (Ready Reckoner))
Order No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A).pt.1 Dated 03/10/2008 (Includes Clarifications/Modifications w.r.t. above order)
Order No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A).pt.1 Dated 14/10/2008 (Includes Revised concordance table of the pre-96,pre-2006 and post-2006 pay scales/pay bands and Illustrations for calculation of Pension/family pension )
Order No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A).pt.1 Dated 20/08/2009 (Revision of Pension of Pensioners of Additional Secretary & Equivalent Level )



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Pension decision

S.No.

Recommendation
(Ref. To paragraph of the Report given in brackets)


Decision of Government


OM issued with
No. and date


(1)


(2)


(3)
(i)

All past pensioners should be allowed fitment benefit equal to 40% of the pension excluding the effect of merger of 50% dearness allowance/dearness relief as pension (in respect of pensioners retiring on or after 1/4/2004) and dearness pension (for other pensioners) respectively. The increase will be allowed by subsuming the effect of conversion of 50% of dearness relief/dearness allowance as dearness pension/dearness pay. Consequently, dearness relief at the rate of 74% on pension (excluding the effect of merger) has been taken for the purposes of computing revised pension as on 1/1/2006. This is consistent with the fitment benefit being allowed in case of the existing employees. The fixation of pension will be subject to the provision that the revised pension, in no cse, shall be lower than fifty percent of the sum of the minimum of the pay in the pay band and the grade pay thereon corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired. (5.1.47)


Accepted with the modification that fixation of pension shall be base on a multiplication factor of 1.86, i.e. basic pension + Dearness Pension (wherever applicable) + dearness relief of 24% as on 1.1.2006, instead of 1.74.


38/37/08-P&PW(A)
dated 01.09.2008
Revision of Pension
S.No.

Recommendation
(Ref. To paragraph of the Report given in brackets)


Decision of Government


OM issued with
No. and date


(1)


(2)


(3)
(i)

All past pensioners should be allowed fitment benefit equal to 40% of the pension excluding the effect of merger of 50% dearness allowance/dearness relief as pension (in respect of pensioners retiring on or after 1/4/2004) and dearness pension (for other pensioners) respectively. The increase will be allowed by subsuming the effect of conversion of 50% of dearness relief/dearness allowance as dearness pension/dearness pay. Consequently, dearness relief at the rate of 74% on pension (excluding the effect of merger) has been taken for the purposes of computing revised pension as on 1/1/2006. This is consistent with the fitment benefit being allowed in case of the existing employees. The fixation of pension will be subject to the provision that the revised pension, in no cse, shall be lower than fifty percent of the sum of the minimum of the pay in the pay band and the grade pay thereon corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired. (5.1.47)


Accepted with the modification that fixation of pension shall be base on a multiplication factor of 1.86, i.e. basic pension + Dearness Pension (wherever applicable) + dearness relief of 24% as on 1.1.2006, instead of 1.74.


38/37/08-P&PW(A)
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