Name: Edmar James M.

Javalera

Course and Section: BSIT 201

Subject: Philosophy

Professor: Jumel G. Estrañero

What should we up to? Peace of mind or money?

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaEliKWgprw

PRELUDE:

Soul consciousness.True state of soul is peaceful.when we assume ourselves as body

we lose our peace of mind. We are souls not bodies.when we consider overselves as body we
become body conscious and so we simply forget that our true state is being peacful , Blissful &
Happy etcWhen we feel lack of peace we simply suffers through sadness,anger,betrayed,
hatred etc.. In order to get true peace ,happiness, Bliss consider yourself as soul.Soul is a point
of Light .We (soul) control our body through brain . Soul can not be created nor it can be
destroyed.It is an energy.

A money is current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and
banknotes collectively.
 It is ok to have a lot of money. But the real question is, should we strive for peace of
mind or money? Peace of mind is important thing to life, and it can't be replace by just heaps
of money. Money is just a piece of paper or commodity, it can be earn if you work hard for it. But
peace of mind is a state. Money may gain or can lose, but peace of mind is for eternity.

But they can be both equally be important. It is like you need money also to have your
family well fed everyday, or daily needs. Money is controlled by everything, and others are
saying that "money is root of all evil." I do believe in that because people do evil things just to
have money(personal or family purposes).

ANATOMY:

But first, Does money brings peace of life? Money can reduce our stress in a lot of
different ways. Like food, clothes, medicine, and even a things that you just need for just an
alternative or things that can make your job faster/quicker. However, money can't never
guarantee an "Inner peace" and "True Happinness". Too much money can have you like having
anxiety, worries and fear.

There's a quote that plato said "No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with
himself"

Peace of mind comes from a simple realisation that “I need no more”. This statement “I
need no more” is often misunderstood and misinterpreted. Saying “I need no more” does not
mean not wanting something at all or resisting something. It only means that one is satisfied
with only as much as what one needs to fulfill his worldly duties and obligations. Such a person
is not greedy for more. However, he DOES need at least the minimum of everything (including
money) that is required to live and fulfill his duties.

it is avoiding the allowing circumstances to serve as stressors in life. Should

acknowledge that some things in life are uncontrollable. And use that reality to keep the mind
clear of negative thoughts.

The Philosophy of Happiness: According to greek philosophers

Socrates believed that reason was a path to the good life. He also told his followers to
look inward to find happiness. Socrates was so convinced about the power of introspection that
he famously declared, “the unexamined life is not worth living.”

As far as our desires were concerned, Socrates said mere mortals had the ability to
achieve “a divine-like state of inner tranquility.” He was among the first philosophers to argue
that happiness is not divinely given but humanly possible if we make an effort. Keep in mind that
the ancient Greeks believed that happiness was extremely rare and reserved only for those the
gods favored.
 And Socrates’s student, Plato, wrote a number of famous dialogues on the pursuit of
pleasure and the philosophy of happiness using his teacher as the central character. Scholars
continue to debate the relationship between Socrates’s original teachings and Plato’s own
ideas, but the following are their deepest thoughts about pleasure and happiness:

- All human beings naturally desire happiness.

- Happiness is obtainable and teachable through effort.

- Happiness does not depend on material things

- Happiness depends on learning to harmonize our desires.

- Virtue and happiness are inextricably linked

- The pleasures one gets from pursuing virtue and knowledge

The Greek word eros stands for love, friendship, and passion—desires that make up some of
the best things in life. It is the root of the word “erotic” and, as you might guess, also includes
sexual passion. While eros can keep us longing and never completely satisfied, Socrates said
that we can either control it or let it take the wheel by letting our sexual desires overtake our
reason. Jealousy, crimes of passion, and unrequited love are all examples of eros gone wild.

Socrates'

- Happiness also comes from the joy of knowledge, which involves exploring the higher realms
of truth.

Plato had a renowned pupil, Aristotle, who proposed that pleasure is made up of
energeia, which includes many activities such as music, art, and thinking, all of which help us
lead fulfilling lives. He said the amount of pleasure we experience depends on how ardently we
pursue certain activities. For example, as a beginner violinist gets better, the satisfaction she
gets from playing music will also increase. Like his fellow philosophers, Aristotle believed some
pleasures are greater than others. He ranked them as follows:

1. Thinking

2. Sight

3. Hearing and Smell

4. Taste

Aristotle also argued that animals experience pleasures that are appropriate for their
species; that is, a bear’s pleasure is different from a dog’s. Similarly, there are certain
pleasures, such as the ones listed above, that are mainly for humans: thinking (contemplation),
hearing (music), sight (art), smell (flowers/nature—although one could argue that animals enjoy
this as well), taste (food—again, does anybody enjoy their food more than a dog?). We humans,
on the other hand, can apply these ancient musings to our modern-day Pleasure Principles
when deciding which activities we would like to pursue.

Sooooo back to my topic.

Having money gives you more autonomy and control over your own life. Wealthy
people tend to be more narcissistic and think they're more able and skilled than the average
person. So maybe it follows that wealth can also make you selfish and unethical: Wealthy
people may justify pursuing wealth as a good thing, and craft narratives of "pulling themselves
up by their bootstraps," even if they were born into privilege (a narrative peddled by a famous
and newly-political family we might know). But there's always be consequences like these
effects:

Anxiety also affects mood and has the potential to lead to mental illness. It also reflects
disorders that share a general feature of excessive fear (i.e. emotional response to perceived or
real threat). We should practice meditation and relaxation techniques to prevent anxiety from
taking over.

Worry is about any thoughts, feelings, images, ideas, and fears, that are all negative in
their nature and which happen in response to either real or imagined future problems.

Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is

dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.

The problem arises when people fail to create a balance between the two. This
comparison between money and peace of mind arises when people fail to create a balance.
Even the most wealthy people fail to create this balance. Then they start blaming money for
their lack of peace of mind. It’s not the money. It’s simply their failure to create the balance. It’s
their failure to realise the word “I need no more".

REQUIEM:

MONEY CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS. You should learn on how to be contented, for what
you obtain or the success you have. Don't let the negative thoughts eat you, you must fight it.
You must realize that you've enough, or if you are still striving for you to balance between
money and peace, you must hard work.
Citation:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Does_money_bring_peace_in_life

https://www.quora.com/What-is-more-important-peace-of-mind-or-money

https://www.anxiety.org/what-is-anxiety

https://explorable.com/e/what-is-worry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear

https://www.quora.com/What-is-peace-of-mind

https://www.consciouslifestylemag.com/philosophy-of-happiness-finding-pleasure-in-
life/

https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/53n495/too-much-money-makes-you-a-raging-
asshole-science-suggests