Guest guest Posted April 8, 2002 Report Share Posted April 8, 2002 Maharshi : If happiness is due to one's possessions, then it should increase and decrease proportionately to their increase and decrease, and becomes nil if one has nothing to possess. But is this true? Does experience bear this out? In deep sleep one is devoid of possessions, including one's own body; yet one then is supremely happy. Every one desires sound sleep. The conclusion is that happiness is inherent in one's own self and is not due to external causes. One must realise his self in order to open for oneself the store of unalloyed happiness. Note : The happiness of sleep is patent to all. We call it rest, which is another word for comfort, for peace, notwithstanding the fact that we are then completely denuded of all possessions, including our body. This bliss of sleep is the most precious heritage of life : man, animal or plant, which have no property or wealth of any king. It is a bliss which does not come from any external circumstance or condition, but from within oneself - one's own being. This truth is open to every thoughtful person to verify for himself, and does not require much strain to arrive at. Hari Aum !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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