Misery starts with a person's reactions to someone or something outside of his or herself. In truth, it is not the event or situation or what others are saying or doing that is the problem it's our reaction that is triggered by what we believe these words and events mean.

Mind alone is the cause of the bondage or freedom of the soul. By the attachment of the mind to the world we become bound by the devotion of the mind to God presence within as the Soul of every soul, we become free.

At the heart of our desires is eternal happiness without the slightest hint of misery. You could say that we are pleasure seekers however, seeking pleasure from the objects of our five senses produces fleeting moments of pleasure whereas, pleasure of one's self, a soul, is eternal and ever-increasing pleasure.

The best way to deal with somebody is to deal with yourself.

Manufactured meaning has already been implanted in the unconscious through language and subliminal messages. This is why it is not wise to trust or believe our thoughts/words or the meanings. We intuitively know what is true and false and all that is needed to be known in each moment.