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“It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of the pursuit”
— Dennis Waitley
We all are well aware of the phrase ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’. It is the fundamental right mentioned in the Declaration of Independence. In other words, one has a right to live life in a way that makes them happy. Whenever I hear this statement the first thing that comes to my mind is the Sun because Sun is one of the things that makes me happy. Anything and everything about Sun makes me happy. Be it a Total Solar Eclipse, be it NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launch, be it a Sunrise or Sunset, be it Surya Namaskaram, or a simple Samskrita shloka on Sun my happiness index skyrockets every time I think or see Sun. Being a scientist myself I do have an explanation for this. Sun exposure activates Pineal glands of the brain and stimulates the production of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Seretonin is one of the ‘happy chemicals” in our body that contributes to happiness and an imbalance of serotonin and dopamine is what causes mental and mood disorders (see cartoon).
Since Sun brings so much happiness to me I have decided to take this pursuit to the next level and be happier. Wonder what it is? Since I also love Samskritam I have decided to tie both passions together and blog. Beginning this Sunday I will be posting (blogging once up and running) once a week about Aditya Hrudayam. As a prelude I will spend the first couple of weeks giving some general and some interesting facts about Sun, His chariot, names of His horses etc and then move on to the actual shlokas, one per week. It is from my own experience that I find it is so much easier to learn shlokas when you have a good grasp of their meaning than to just memorize. With this goal in mind I am taking this small step. I will be using this tool to teach my kids and will be happy if this benefits a few more of you in case you are interested. Aditya Hrudayam is a beautiful shlokam and it is a blessing to learn this. I am not a Vedic scholar or an expert. This is just my interpretation as I see and understand these shlokas. If there are any mistakes kindly bear with me and holler. I will be happy to learn.
I pray to Lord Surya Narayana to shower His blessings on this new endeavor and help me share and spread the Happiness of my pursuit.
