Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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In the Universe the amount of wealth, food, grain, gold, cattle, and

women that exist, they all in all, cannot satisfy a single man, nor

are they even capable of doing so. Realizing this, become quiet

within. Quieten the thirst, the longing within for more; as desires

can never be quietened through the enjoyment of pleasures and

acquisition of things. Rather just like when oil is added to a fire,

the fire blazes with even greater intensity, similarly, through the

enjoyment of sense pleasures, the impressions that are left in the

mind, increases the desire for more sense enjoyment.

 

All desire happiness, but the means to attain happiness are only

understood and seen in worldly things by them, therefore men are seen

as attempting to acquire only these worldly things. With the number of

people in this world, how can everyone get everything that they desire

from the world ? All have rights to the things in this world, and the

total number of available resources are limited, and those who desire

for these things are many in number. When even one person cannot be

entirely satisfied, then how will every person get everything ? Let us

assume that everyone gets everything, then too, being happy with these

things is an impossibility. The reason is that consciousness (Self,

Soul) can only be satisfied by perfect Consciousness, not by imperfect

and limited inert things. Let us say that the happiness that is

perceived through affinity with the perishable objects, is itself seen

as happiness; then too, the inert things are constantly changing and

perishing whereas the Self (Embodied Soul) is eternal and

imperishable. Therefore how can the union of the two, remain eternally

forever ?

 

Then how can one gain happiness? What is the solution for happiness ?

The solution is - the desire and aim of attaining divinity, (Supreme

Consciousness) and following righteousness and virtuousness. The

reason is - when our behavior is righteous and fair, when we have no

desire for anything beyond what is rightfully ours, then true

happiness is possible. And this will come about when there is feeling

of sacrifice and generosity within you. If we are able to give up

those things that we think will give us happiness, and with a generous

feeling if we desire to give to others and not take from others, then

the things will automatically become plentiful, and the number of

takers of those things will become fewer. At that time, the fruits of

our generosity, the divine energy and more will work to it's fullest

power, whereby the things will increase in productivity and what we

already have will be protected. Thus happiness will pervade every where.