hariH Om. Who am I? - Part 19: HAPPINESS, MY VERY NATURE Now when you are happy, what is there in the mind? Happiness. Is it not? And do we say this is happiness? In case of a garland we say this is a garland, but when there is a thought of happiness in the mind, do we say there is happiness or do we say I am happy ? Yes we say I am happy that is an entirely different thing, since I do not say this is happiness is happiness an object? this or is it the subject I? It is the subject I really. That is the truth of it. That is why we do not say, this is happiness. If happiness is an object you know what that means? the observer of happiness must be different from happiness! So it is always away from me. Formerly it was there and now it is here, but still I am not happiness. I would always remain unhappy but that s not so. So happiness cannot be an object, it cannot be away from me. Happiness is my very nature. Happiness means fullness. That fullness is experientially when the mind stops projecting, when the mind is resolved. That is why sometimes the sky makes me happy, because that that time the mind is non projecting. I accept the sky as it is. The mind is non projecting when it is simple, when it is not willing, not assuming, not desiring for a change of set up outside or of anything inside. Thus a simple abiding mind picks up joy. That is what generally happens when we experience something desirable. The mind does assume that state when we pick up happiness for it is our nature. Our nature is fullness- Ananda Someone may say Swamiji, I cannot accept this argument because whenever I am unhappy, I also say I am unhappy. The mind is unhappy, so I am unhappy. Then which is the truth? whether I am happy is truth or I am unhappy is truth ? That can be settled very easily. Listen to this dialogue. A man once went to an eye specialist and complained to him doctor please help me, I have a problem that my eyes see! what? what do your eyes see? do they see two things where there is one? or two as one? No doctor, my eyes see one as one and wo as two then what is the problem? Do you not see things that are near or is it things that are far? No I can read all those letters there and also see the things that are near, I can read a book also is it that you do not see colours? No i can see you are wearing a blue shirt, i see colours then perhaps it is your problem that you do not see in the evening i can see in the evening too, I have eyes like an owl continued... then what is the problem? I told you in the beginning that my eyes see Then the doctor said oh I see, you have come to a wrong doctor, in the next block here is a psychiatrist. Please try him I doubt if such a conversation would ever take place So what is natural is not a matter for complaint. That my eyes see, ears hear, is not a matter for complaint. Nobody complains to a doctor because he gets hungry at regular intervals, because its natural. No one complains that they are healthy. Therefore, what is natural is not a matter for complaint; but then I complain about sadness. I do not want to remain sad. Even my system doesnt accept alien bugs. If they enter the body, the system throws them out. Anything foreign is thrown out. That is the system. Similarly, when i have sorrow, do I welcome it? No. I want to get rid of sorrow as soon as I can. And if I am happy, I am not in a hurry to get rid of it. I am not tired of being happy. I am tired of being sorrowful I avoid sorrow and frustration. evening in our common dealings, we do not congratulate a person who is ad. Nor do we sympathize with someone who is happy. We do not say this should not happen to you sir, why of all people are you happy? you are such a kind man, a benefactor of so many, I am so sorry that you are happy this would be ridiculous, so be clear about it. The common sense experience is good enough to know that I do not complain about being happy.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 03:43:29 +0000