1. Grad ing Happine s s
For
Tota l
Str e s s
Management
Dr .
Shr i n iwa s
Kasha l i k a r

2. Grad ing happ in e s s i s a
conc ep t cruc i a l and
pivo t a l to tak e s imp l e
prac t i c a l s t e p s to make
prope r cho i c e s fo r
as s e r t i o n , re i n f o r c emen t
and thu s maximi z i n g your
suc c e s s and / o r happ in e s s
through out
your l i f e . The prac t i c a l
s t e p s to grade happ in e s s
are g i v e n be l ow .
St ep s
Do not take up ac t i v i t i e s
inadv e r t e n t l y [wi t h ou t

3. grad i n g ] wi th th e hope of
happ in e s s or suc c e s s ,
ju s t becau s e th ey are
orda i n e d or adv i s e d by
some one somewhere .
Pl ea s e rea l i z e tha t
happ in e s s i s a re l a t i v e
t e rm . What makes one
happy
may make ano th e r sad .
Hence t r y i n g to do th i n g s
acco rd i n g to some
pre s c r i p t i o n may not make
you happy and may prove
coun t e r p r odu c t i v e !

4. Hence the r e i s a need to
l e a r n some gene r a l
cr i t e r i a or paramet e r s to
grade happ in e s s .
The f i r s t cr i t e r i o n i s
durab i l i t y . That i s how
evane s c e n t or l a s t i n g i s
the happ in e s s [ f o r you
and othe r s invo l v e d ] ,
der i v e d f r om th e
ac t i v i t y .
The se c ond cr i t e r i o n i s
the number of peop l e

5. invo l v e d . That i s , how
many peop l e
you can shar e th e
happ in e s s wi th , der i v e d
f r om your ac t i v i t y .
The th i r d cr i t e r i o n i s
the in t e n s i t y of the
happ in e s s That i s how
fu l l y you ge t engro s s e d
in the ac t i v i t y . Us ing
the s e cr i t e r i a you can
g i v e grade s such as
A ,B , C , D , E , e t c .

6. A grade happ in e s s i s tha t
of Buddha or any
othe r l i k e him . Thi s
happ in e s s i s so much
durab l e tha t i t l a s t e d
fo r the l i f e t ime of
Buddha and hi s fo l l ow e r s .
Thi s happ in e s s
invo l v e d mil l i o n s of
peop l e fo r mi l l e n n i a of
year s . The happ in e s s i s
so in t e n s e tha t
Buddha was to t a l l y and
s i n g l e minded l y invo l v e d
in i t .

7. B grade happ in e s s i s tha t
of sc i e n t i s t s or
re f o rmer s , where the
happ in e s s i s durab l e , but
not en t i r e l y as
c i r c ums t a n c e s
cou l d des t r o y i t .
Mil l i o n s of peop l e , but
not the " have not”
ca t e g o r y would be shar i n g
the happ in e s s . The
in t e n s i t y cou l d be
immense but ind i v i d u a l
conc e r n ed may be
di s t u r b e d by oth e r
[mate r i a l ] fa c t o r s .

8. C grade happ in e s s cou l d
be tha t of par t i e s , ge t
tog e t h e r n e s s or oth e r
es c ap i s t ac t i v i t i e s
D grade happ in e s s cou l d
be born out of mater i a l
pos s e s s i o n s or oth e r
suc c e s s e s in
pe t t y pursu i t s
E grade cou l d be
happ in e s s in harming
othe r s to a grea t e r or

9. l e s s e r ex t e n t fo l l ow ed by
sen s e gu i l t or f e a r .
F , G, H and even l ower
grade s of happ in e s s [ born
out of he i n ou s cr ime s ]
cou l d be de f i n e d but are
l e f t to the reade r s '
di s c r e t i o n .
Tip s
You become expe r t in
making grada t i o n s of
happ in e s s , cho i c e s ,
as s e r t i o n s and
re i n f o r c emen t s as you

10. grow more and more
obj e c t i v e .
You become in c r e a s i n g l y
f e a r l e s s and s i n g l e
minded as you become
obj e c t i v e . Namasmaran
he l p s in th i s grada t i o n .
Warning s
These gu id e l i n e s are not
to be fo l l o w ed
obse s s i v e l y and bl i n d l y .
They are fo r
cons i d e r a t i o n and
prov i s i o n a l acc ep t a n c e
and ver i f i c a t i o n .

11. Sourc e s and Ci t a t i o n s
Str e s s : Under s t a nd i n g and
management :
Dr . Shr i n iwa s Kasha l i k a r
Super l i v i n g : Dr .
Shr i n iwa s Kasha l i k a r
Namasmaran : Dr . Shr i n iwa s
Kasha l i k a r