'Ananda Samhita': Oriented towards happiness, not happiness

He discussed Eastern and Western methods of self-reflection. Highlighting the themes covered in the book, he explained in detail the difference between the 'philosophy' of the West and the philosophy of the East. He interpreted self-discovery as philosophy and knowledge about others as 'philosophy'.

'Philosophy is the pursuit of knowledge by those who are interested in knowing about this world . Philosophers are those who are interested in philosophy, ideas like Socrates and Plato. "Philosophy" is the logic that these people do in a big way, he said, "Philosophy in this philosophy is seeing, not thinking". A philosophy is a system of thinking that does what it is based on. A philosopher is a person who can see the real situation as our life is, without being swayed by our emotions, as we think or think. The theory that helps to show that is philosophy.

Although the method of knowledge is different in the East and the West, he said that both are equally important to our society. "When we came to the east, we closed our eyes and sat in a cave." We never built a telescope. Because, we don't have to see . We closed our eyes . We sought Brahmadarshan . They (West) began to search for the substances needed to sustain life. Science was born. In the West, a tradition of systematic knowledge was established in the West, a tradition of physical science that looks very deeply at what is seen by breaking apart the molecules of the most distant planet and the closest to itself,'' he said. The East never produced an Einstein and the West never produced a Buddha. But, both are needed.'

After people went crazy, the West prepared electrical treatment methods and medicines to fix it, but after time it didn't work, 'mindfulness' developed while searching for traditional methods, he said. He argues that 'Samyak Smriti', the meditation method taught by Buddha, is 'Mindfulness' developed by American psychiatrist John Kabat-Zinn five decades ago. We don't even know its name. The pursuit of the West and the East is the same. The Western psychology approach is the squeeze that comes out of researching the suffering of others. Which is connected with physical science,' he says, 'We understand the psychology of the East as spirituality . The method of Eastern psychology is that it is okay to study yourself first, and then use it on others when I am happy.' He said that Buddha used this method. He said that all people search for happiness through whatever means and he presented the ideas in the book along with the methods he understood to achieve happiness. Deepak Parajuli presented a concept paper on the

program. Literary writer Parajuli, who is also the author of the novel 'Mithya', portrayed 'Anand Samhita' as not only a self-help work but also as a work that tries to orient the reader towards understanding and enlightenment. In this book, Ghanshyam is presented as a philosophical thinker. However, in essence this work is a spiritual discourse, the primary source of which is Buddhist philosophy, with Gita, Upanishads, Yoga and Tantra also added,' he said. .' He discussed the work as a form of mental treatment .

Arguing that 'Anand Samhita' is a book that inspires to be oriented towards happiness and not towards happiness, he emphasized that this work is not just a simple creation but is the result of spiritual thinking . "The author has succeeded in trying to take the reader to the level of understanding, to feel peace and beauty within himself," he said. Stating that 'Ananda Samhita' has come as a priceless gift to give the reader a sense of peace, he concluded that the importance of the work will increase with time.

Dhanraj Acharya, head of Pokhara Metropolitan City, opined that the culture of reading builds conscience in people. Acharya recalled that there are many books that he has read in his personal library saying that not only those who should be taught and read but also the common people. While he was involved in the book business, he said that he was involved in making policies related to books and discussed up to the state level. He said that although the price of textbooks has been managed to some extent, there is still work to be done for the management of literary works. Mayor Acharya said that Ghanshyam Khadka's book teaches the art of being happy if you accept people, things and situations and there is no sadness. He said that it should be done for the development of reading culture.

Sarubhakta, the former chancellor of Nepal Sangeet and Natya Pragya Academy, opined that writers will not succeed in writing only. Emphasizing that one should read what others have written, Sarubhakta said that the quality varies according to the style of attaining pleasure. He said that all the activities of human life are brain games. He said that he compares happiness with the satisfaction of ego. He emphasized that works like 'Anand Samhita' should come to liberate the stressed world . Baburam Subedi, Ram Bahadur Mal, Rammani Adhikari, Srikrishna Panthi and others questioned the author and discussant in the

program. The discussion program was held as part of the 109th series of the regular monthly discussion program of the society. President of the society Rupindra Nehika said that the organization has been discussing some work or theme on the last Saturday of every month.