No, nothing like that! There are so many people in this world who are not quite intelligent, yet they are always happy, isn’t it? So, it is not needed that we HAVE to be intelligent in order to BE happy.
However, remember ‘The Thirsty Crow’ story that we learnt, while in schl?! This implies intelligence is one of the tools that could prove useful in making one happy.
Intelligence means the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.The better this ability one has, the better are one’s chances to be happy. In whichever area one has this ability, be it household or professional, technical or commercial, worldly or spiritual matters, one can find quick solutions to problems, can provide good quality service to people and can contribute in enhancing further development too. This in turn generates a feeling of great satisfaction, contentment, peace and happiness within others as well as in our own self.
However, happiness does not depend on intelligence alone.
One may or may not be intelligent, but if one wants to be happy, one can still live happily.
For instance, if you have a kind heart, you will always be happy and so will the people around you! Such a person is full of affection and therefore whoever interacts with him/her feels touched and blessed, receiving the kind of love and care they get from that person. Kind-hearted people have great empathy for everyone and therefore they are busy helping the needy in every possible way. This in turn generates a feeling of goodwill, peace and happiness in others as well as in our own self.
So what is it that we really need to be happy?
We need to give others happiness. When we give happiness, it automatically makes us happy, not only now, but in future too.When you feed birds with grains, do you feel happy? and when you help a blind person cross the road? or help some elderly people finish a task that they are finding difficult to do? These things instantly make you happy, isn’t it? So, to be happy, we need to give happiness to others.
When we help others, we are giving happiness. And when we hurt others, we are giving unhappiness. When we give happiness, we get happiness and when we give unhappiness, we get unhappiness – this is the established law of Nature!
Thus, it is not as much concerned with being intelligent or not intelligent, what is important is our intent to give happiness to others.
So, from today, in order to be happy, let us
•make a strong resolve to never hurt any living being in any manner whatsoever,
•have a pure intention to help others whenever and in whatever way possible,
•have a noble wish to always make others happy.
Intelligence helps skillfully complete the task that heart lovingly shows is for everyone’s good.
If we are intelligent, we should always be desirous of putting this profound gift in the service of others; consequently, we will not incur obstacles in our life. Or else intelligence can make us wander aimlessly and get us caught into a quagmire by silently creating entanglements with others as well as within, such that we become quite lonely and isolated.
When intelligence is in the company of a pure heart, the worldly interactions and dealings become ideal. The two together have the power to make the world a great haven to live in. So, those who are intelligent must ensure that they apply their intelligence first and foremost in making their heart pure and allow their heart to influence the direction in which the intelligence ought to go. This small modification, over time, will bring very big results in the form of positive and real happiness in life.
Intelligence ultimately is the indirect light of the Soul.Every living being has a Soul within that is full of infinite light of knowledge. However, this Soul is covered with layers of ego. The light of the Soul, when passes through the layers of ego and comes out for worldly purpose, such indirect light is what is called intelligence.
When indirect light is so useful, just imagine the power of the direct light of Soul. It is enormous, for Soul’s inherent properties include infinite power and infinite happiness!!
Soul is the direct light of knowledge and hence is completely pure; it has no tinge of ego in it.
Intelligence is always associated with ego. Therefore, when intelligence blooms, one runs a very high risk of it leaving the company of pure heart and becoming highly egoistic, proud, obstinate, heartless, ruthless, tensed, etc.
To conclude, there is no better way to be happy than to enlighten this Soul. Just like a lit lamp has the ability to enlighten other lamps, Gnani, the Enlightened One, has the divine ability to enlighten our Soul within.
So lets leave aside trying to be intelligent. All that we need to do is just meet Gnani and express to Him our desire to be happy, permanently happy. Gnani will do the rest!!! If you agree, come, lets go...
To know more:- https://www.dadabhagwan.org/self-realization/
Ambalal M. Patel was a civil contractor by profession. In June 1958, spontaneous Self-Realization occurred within Ambalal M. Patel. From this point on, Ambalal became a Gnani Purush, and the Lord that manifest within him became known as Dada Bhagwan. A Gnani Purush is One who has realized the Self and is able help others do the same. Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan used to go from town to town and country-to-country to give satsang (spiritual discourse) and impart the knowledge of the Self, as well as knowledge of harmonious worldly interactions to everyone who came to meet him. This spiritual science, known as Akram Vignan, is the step-less path to Self-realization.