Guest guest Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Tony, What is Bliss? Bliss is deep peace or ananda, translated from Sanskrit as " no sorrow. " Bliss, or " no sorrow, " IS realization. Bliss in this definiton is not an impediment to realization, it is the end result. In western society, the definition of bliss is different. Bliss in western terms usually means 'that which makes one happy or satisfied.' This is a temporary happiness compared to the uncaused, permanent happiness of Being. Samadhi Ma Namaste SM, Yes I understand Ananada, as in Sat-Cit-Ananda, which refers to the Self or Sakti/Saguna Brahman. Ramana says that this description of Brahman, is a Brahman with attributes/natural features..'Be as you are'.p 98.. Ramana didn't go much beyond talking of the Self as Saguna, knowing full well that on achieving Moksha one would realise Nirguna also. Otherwise people wouldn't have the mental capacity to appreciate what he was saying. Let us remember that 'God' isn't talking as a Mukta for it is the Mukta's purified Vijnanamayakosa that talks, albeit reflecting the Truth. Otherwise it wouldn't be universal would it? Once one achieves bodiless moksha there is no happiness, bliss, love-energy or anthing else but Nir Guna. I am speaking relatively of course for to my mind the only truth is Ajatavada, which I got from Ramana's teachings, 'Be as you are'. p181, although a certain Atmananda writes on this subject...ONS....Tony......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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