When they go to the Happyraj or the Kingdom of Happiness, almost all of them are tired after the long party in the HappiCraft and therefore they spend the next day sleeping or relaxing. The first day becomes a day of exploration.
The Happyraj is a resort of a different nature
Accommodation, food and drinks are free. So is medical care. The difference is that alcohol and meat products are not available in any of the self-service outlets which are opened 24 hours a day. Sickness due to over drinking or overeating are not experienced in the Happyraj. The safety standards are very high.
The other difference is that you are not expected to disturb any person, other than
your tutors. Therefore, all the resident guests at the Happyraj live in an environment of anonymity. They are advised by tutors to look into their own interiors. In the absence of any other thing to do,you are obliged to respect the wisdom of the tutors and focus your attention on self. You can call it the reality, the truth or the life
.A small room with a comfortable bed
and several pieces of basic furniture are made available.
The most important piece of equipment is a high-powered
computer which can be usedby you to learn many of the skills that you need to improve your levels of happiness.
There cannot be any competition among the guests at the Happyraj, because there
is 100% equality among them. Even what they have to wear is identical because it is provided free.
All lines of communication with the rest of the world are controlled. Therefore you
cannot be disturbed by events that are taking place in the rest of the world or even at your own home..
So, what can the guests do?
The activities at the Happyraj are highly organized. There are several options. If you select the right path, the first few days are 100% meditation. You are taught how to meditate while seated, walking or while eating or drinking. Meditating for about 10 hours a day becomes a good exercise.
At first you will experience pains in the joints and muscles, after being seated for long hours. Then you keep on meditating while walking. It is very easy. Experiencing and making observations about pains in the limbs and in the muscles at the initial stages is also pure meditation. That is one way how you can understand your own self—the world within you. While at the Happyraj, your entire world is confined to the distance between your head and the toes. You are also given an opportunity to listen to or participate in discussions about the body and the mind. These discussions open your minds to the realities of the world and therefore contribute to change and remodel your attitudes and behaviour patterns.
After the seventh day, the structured meditation ends, but you are requested to adhere strictly to a time schedule, which permits you to do anything you like subject to the approval of the tutors. That is to experience out by yourselves what you have discovered.
You can learn the operation of computers to strengthen your mind power by reading the pages which are the results of carefully structured research; you can even play games such as chess. You also can learn the skills of using computers for modeling or animations. You can even go swimming in the rivers which are 100% safe. Or practise yoga or karate
How long can one enjoy the free offerings by King Happyraj?
The initial package is for ten days. If you can convince your tutors that you are going to benefit from a longer stay you can get it extended even for a month.
The Happyraj from a different perspectives
The observations given below were based on a common questionnaire, that was designed to find out the responses of a wider category of people about the life styles in the HappiCraft and Happyraj. The main question was
How do you see your life in the Happyraj? What type of difference can it make in your approach to Happiness?
As a medical practitioner I can say that all sides have been looked into. You
try to develop both, the mind and the body. They are two separate entities. Meditation will improve your mind as well as reduce your levels of stress and also the blood cholesterol. Lots of benefits. The environment will free you from most of your ailments, the majority of which are emotionally induced.
I am a student. I look at it from a different perspective. It really
gave me an opportunity to look at my own self. It gave me an opportunity to peep deep into the inside of my own head. This was one thing I learned at the meditation classes.
I am a professional. In our style of life we do not have time to look at our
own lives. Our minds are always focused on making money. All the money we make cannot buy the happiness we experience in the Kingdom. It opens our minds to unlimited opportunities, or you may call places to look for happiness. I think we are on the right track. It is not the money that matters.
I am a clerk. The absence of the opposite sex makes the place more safe or free.
You do not have to worry about anything. It gave me an opportunity to look at our value structure. What we are doing in search of happiness, always make us more unhappy. I wonder whether we are teaching our younger generation the right structure of values.
I am in business. The life in Happyraj is free. There is no competition and no body
knows who you are. You are not important to others and they are not important to me. I go my way and they go on their own way. It gave me an opportunity to look into my internal values. Why we do some of the things that are glorified by the society appears to be mad things as far as happiness is concerned? As such I need not make millions to buy happiness. It is free. You got to make up your mind. Only that.
As a teacher I think we are not doing the right thing with the younger groups. We give
them a wrong set of values for them to go after. At the end of the day, they do almost everything just to pass the day or to impress on others about their superiority. No body looks at the real future. Solitary walks in the woods and swimming in the river gave me sufficient time and experience to think and be happy for a very long time.
As a computer man I appreciate the way how a series of fire walls have been built
around Happyraj to prevent unhappiness from creeping into your head. I like the idea of segregating the sexes and hiding the importance of personalities. Here everyone is equal and no one can find out who you are. There is a lot of freedom.
As a trader what I see is that, if your basics for human sustenance such as food, clothing,
shelter and medicine are made available, you do not have to worry about those things. When they are looked after all what you need is to look at your internal self to find out what you are going to do with your life and the time available to you.
Note: The above comments are designed to suit certain basic groups of people. We would like to have your own comments too. Please send your answers to the above question. Your comments will be made public if they do not harm the Happiness of others.