Without sadness, we are not able to feel compassion for others. Without sadness, we are not able to fully express grief. Sadness is a valid and healthy emotion. It is when we let it consume us and take over our lives that it becomes a danger to us, just like any other "negative" emotion or any addiction.
2007-02-27 21:16:33
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answered by Anashuya 6
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If one has no ability to feel sadness they cannot be trusted to advise or confide in. Sadness is also not a game as many today display false sadness based on the the fact of addiction resulting in reaction from the for-mentioned.
Sadness proves truth exists and for those who make an active choice to acknowledge it there is always a positve solution.
2007-02-27 21:31:20
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answered by GoodQuestion 6
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people should realise that the life is not full of happy .there is sadness ,happy ,expectation ,loss ,and the win.there is no happy if ther is no sadness.if there is no problems in life there is no value for the happy of mind .so the above things are very essential in life so dont be disappointed when we have to face a loss.to overcome the tension and the sadness we must practise yoga.its an essential part of our culture
2007-02-27 21:20:08
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answered by visakh gopinath 1
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I would agree with that. I mean, I certainly understand that the feeling is just awful to experience. On the other hand, without those feelings we would take happiness and contentment for granted much more extremely. We would have no ability to appreciate our happiness. I think sadness gives one a lot of perspective, and that is incredibly valuable and necessary.
2007-02-28 00:58:10
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answered by filledesarcenciel 2
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As I see, sadness is not the same as depression,anger,depression,anger,anxiety,etc,. Even sadness has many levels, fore example if you loose someone who is very close to you, you'll be very sad. You could be sad for someone
(a friend fore example) who had a certain trouble, but sadness in this case wont be the same as in the first case. Continuation of sadness for any reason (death, loss of business,etc) could lead to depression, hopelessness, etc. So, in order not to reach those cases, we have to forget and start again.
2007-02-27 21:26:16
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answered by ayyoub 2
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if u really want to have happiness in true sense n no sadness then stop worring bt ny thing in life n leave ur life in God;s hand n act selflessly,remember u r only 40%n the other person is always60% what ever may be the case.If u try dis n still not satisfied contact me for some detail secrets which i want to share.
2007-03-02 18:32:56
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answered by love 1
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I agree with your points for briefing about Sadness. Its a part of life.Sadness leads us into a lot of miseries.But what I feel is you can never taste the Sweetness of Happiness without sadness. Hence it plays a key role in life.
2007-03-02 21:14:50
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answered by sreenija n 1
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Sadness is a state of mind. It is self created.Strong minds do not get sadness but happiness all the time.
2007-03-01 17:38:25
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answered by GANESH BHAT 4
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nice article by zen master read it :
Zen Master Seung Sahn gave the following talk in London, England, towards the end of his trip to Europe in the spring of 1978.
Long ago in China there was a famous student of Zen Master Ma Jo named Han Ong. Everyone said to him, "You are lucky, you are happy." Then he said, "What is luck? What is happiness?" He always spoke like this.
He had a good horse, which he liked to ride every day. One day the horse disappeared, so everyone said, "Oh, are you unhappy? Are you sad?" He said, "What is sadness? What is happiness?" No feeling. His horse ran away, but he only said, "What is sadness? What is happiness?" Everyone said, "This man has no feeling.'' Usually, if someone is attached to something and it goes away, then he is very sad. But Han Ong only said, "What is sadness? What is happiness?''
A week later Han Ong got a very good horse; we say, jun me. This means it only has to see the shadow of the whip and it runs. This is a very clever horse. So everyone said, "You are happy. You are lucky." He said, "What is luck? What is happiness?" Only this. No feeling. Then everybody said, "This man is very lucky." His son liked the horse and rode it every day. He only had to mount the horse and it would go, so he rode around and around, very happy. Then one day while riding, he fell and broke his leg. So everyone said, "Ah, I am sorry your son broke his leg. Are you sad?" He said, "What is sadness? What is happiness?" No feeling.
Soon after this, there were many wars, with North China and South China fighting each other. All the young people had to go to the army. But Han Ong's son had a broken leg, so he could not go; he stayed at home and only helped his parents. His leg was not so bad, so he could work in the garden and help them with their chores. Everybody said, "You are lucky. You are happy." So he said, "What is luck? What is happiness?" This style speech.
This is Han Ong's famous, "What is happiness? What is sadness?" His whole life he used only this speech to teach other people. Outside, happiness appears, luck appears, sadness appears, but he is not moving. "What is true happiness? What is sadness?" Not moving. This mind is very important. Originally there is nothing. If you attach to something, then you have luck, happiness, sadness, suffering -- everything appears. If you don't attach, this is clear mind. Then there is no sadness, no happiness, no unhappiness -- they all disappear. So if you attach to name and form, if you attach to words, then your mind is also moving. Don't attach to anything. Then your mind is enough. Then appearing, disappearing, whatever happens outside doesn't matter. Then teaching other people is possible. So Han Ong's friends and all his students learned from him. Only one word: "What is sadness? What is happiness?" This means your mind moving is no good. If you make happiness, if you make sadness, that's no good. Don't make anything; don't attach to anything; don't hold anything. Then you are complete. This was his teaching.
So our Europe trip is almost finished. We too have had many kinds of happiness, appearing and disappearing. Put it all down, O.K.? Only go straight: "What is luck? What is happiness? What is sadness?" We have had a lot of luck, a lot of happiness, a lot of suffering, a lot of sadness. But what is happiness? What is sadness? What is luck? Only go straight.
http://www.kwanumzen.com/pzc/oldnewsletter/v07n04-1979-april-dssn-whatishappiness.html
2007-02-28 00:01:32
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answered by Anonymous
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Sadness is opposite to happiness.Nobody wants to be sad as its presence is not easily digested.Sometimes even without our own fault,the circumstances are created badly.we will be sad for them.Sometimes due to lack of satisfaction and overambition lead to sadness.The only way to wipe it away is diversion of the mind through meditation and yoga.
2007-03-03 18:29:01
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answered by lakshmi m 1
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