Bliss

May 4, 1999

I agree with all the posts on bliss/ecstasy, and expecially the quote from

Ramana Maharshi.

I believe bliss comes when the concept of ownership is utterly lost. Few

realize the great weight that comes with the feeling of "owning" even one

thing. Pile these things up, and we are walking around with a thousand

pounds on our shoulders. Bliss/ecstasy is the feeling of freedom that

comes when it is known deeply that nothing is owned, including the mind and

the body. Total lack of attachment to anything physical, emotional,

intellectual or spiritual is nothing less than liberation, moksha.

Of course, Sri Maharshi is correct. If bliss is "owned," it will become a

hang-up and a block to further "spiritual growth" - and likely kill the

sensation of bliss altogether, which will be followed by depression

(because one is attached to the feeling of bliss, and it is no longer

present). This is no more or less than attachment to the body, as bliss is

mostly a physical sensation. When bliss is finally "disowned" completely,

only absolute peace (calm) remains. As he noted, this is the spiritual

state that, if ongoing, leads to Nirvikalpa Samadhi.

I was watching a video last night of a speech presented by the 14th Dalai

Lama. Occasionally the camera panned out into the audience. Many people

there seemed to be wearing something interesting. One woman was wearing a

string of beautiful green stones in different shapes and colors, another a

symbol of some sort cast in gold on a necklace. I began to wonder, do

these people feel like they "own" these objects? Would they scream and

yell if someone tried to take them away? An interesting question.

The key for me is this: Neither cling to anything if it comes, nor push it

away if it comes. Remembering this, the way is always clear.

Hari OM,

Tim

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