Introduction In Sanatan Scriptures, Sukanya was the daughter of King Sharyati, son of Vaivasvata Manu, and later became the wife of the great sage Chyavana. The sage had spent so many years in deep meditation that his body was covered by an anthill and a bird’s nest had formed over him. One day, the young and curious Sukanya noticed two shining objects inside the nest. Unaware that they were the sage’s eyes, she playfully poked at them, causing him to lose his sight. Enraged by this act, Chyavana cursed the kingdom, but Sukanya’s father pacified him by offering his daughter’s hand in marriage. Despite Chyavana’s old age and blindness, Sukanya accepted her role as his wife and devotedly cared for him with cheerfulness and loyalty. One day, the celestial physicians of the gods, the Ashwini Kumaras—twin brothers renowned for their beauty and healing powers—saw Sukanya and were struck by her radiant charm. Believing her beauty was better suited for heaven, they asked her to abandon her hus...
Introduction Have you ever accomplished a significant goal only to feel depleted later? Does the idea of going on a shopping spree makes you extremely happy one day but unimpressed the other day? Then, it appears that you have gone through hedonic adaptation. You might wonder what that is and why it shortens my pleasure. No matter how much happiness you experience, it is never enough. Eventually, you will discover that you have returned to a normal level of happiness. Hedonic adaptation, a psychological theory, explains why this is the case. It is the idea that, regardless of what occurs to you, whether good or bad, you always revert to a state of happiness. Major happy or unhappy occurrences don't really matter much to your long-term happiness. Each positive and negative experience will pass and you'll return to your baseline level of contentment. Even the tangible things you studied for eventually lose their luster, right? Like, remember that smartwatch, you spent months wait...