Guest guest Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 you said-- Sorrow follows us like our shadow, and we do not seem to be able to resolve it...Sorrow has an ending, but it does not come about through any system or method. There is no sorrow when there is perception of "what is". When you see very clearly "what is" - whether it be the fact that life has no fulfilment, or the fact that your son, your brother, or your husband is dead; when you know the fact as it actually is, without interpretation, without having an opinion about it, without any ideation, ideals, or judgements, then I think there is the ending of sorrow. >>> i remember a quote from Adi shankaracharya saying-- the world is full of sorrow & so why expect happiness. this also explains that the expectation for the happiness being the root cause of sorrowness. desire for a thing & one does not get that & the clouds of sorrow start pondering over. but when one realizes the truth, there is no sorrow, no joy as well, just ananda, everlasting ananda. with regards, gautam Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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