There can be no happiness without inner peace. To earn that peace, and to be unshakably established in that peace, one must develop full detachment through steady practice. From birth to death, one is a slave to habits and practices. One needs to examine these, and rely more and more on those that lead to subjective joy rather than objective pleasure. Subjective joy can be acquired by harmony at home, mutual co-operation among the members of the family and the community, acts of service to others and a concern for the welfare and prosperity of the society in which one lives. (AP, p. 32)