russell simmons is the author of the new york times best-selling book, "superrich, a guide to having it all." russell, its great to see you. >> nice to see you. >> what does it mean to be super rich? >> the idea of super rich is based in the idea of being in a state of christ consciousness or nirvana. the buddhists refer to -- yogis refer to samadi. a space consciousness of needing nothing. i wrote the book because there are so many people entitled and don't feel empowered. there are some people empowered but still act entitled. the idea is to get people to take advantage of their power and to operate from inside as opposed to letting what is going on in the outside move them around. and when you say a state of needing nothing, a prosperity preacher might refer to that as operating from abundance. so there is a prosperity component to it. but the book is about happiness. >> so it's really not necessarily about stuff and being super rich, meaning having a lot of stuff. >> right. >> it's really contentment. >> the stuff is a by-product. it's about being a servant. you wake up in the mor

when we're happy for a reason, we become hostage to that reason. >> russell simmons: the idea of reals one that we have >> russell simmons: the idea of real success is one that we have to cultivate in ourselves. [ ♪ ] >> jack canfield: most of us think that success in life is about amassing things. it's not about amassing things, it's not about becoming wealthy. that's part of the game and we want to play it, but we're playing it for a higher purpose and the higher purpose is to gain mastery in life. and we gain mastery when we learn wisdom and when we can become more loving. >> marci shimoff: thomas jefferson's famous line is that "we have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." so, here we are. we're all going out pursuing or chasing after happiness. you know, i think the reason these days that people are so interested in the topic of happiness is that we have an epidemic of unhappiness in our society. 25% of people claim they're depressed and we are not doomed to depression. here we are, we have more than we've ever had, and yet something is still missing. i hear

among the demonstrators, hip hop mogul russell simmons. >> what i wanted to do right now, not go down the same road, but wholesome unity with the fault of actions of a few. >> he told people at a mosque yesterday that he sees muslims as part of the solution of fighting terror. >>> and no signs of easing the governor scott walker's proposal to strip union workers of their bargaining rights got together in madison yesterday. but they were outnumbered outside. by demonstrators who claim that walker's plan is just the way to bust the state's unions. the report in this morning's "wall street journal" says that wisconsin's democratic state senators who have been on the lam in illinois for weeks now expect to return to vote on walker's proposal soon. >>> a big chunk of the country is recovering from some wild weather that has triggered tornadoes, snowstorms, even drenching rain out there. a tour bus actually crashed in northern pennsylvania last night. leaving at least one person dead. it is not clear if freezing rain and snow played a role in that. larry j larry jacobs has more on the lates