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they sink deeper and deeper into the mire of confusion. Happiness lies within. It lies in the Self itself. Therefore, if you attain the Self, you attain the happiness.
It is ten-thirty at night and you are going to sleep, but all of a sudden you remember, ‘The promissory note of the two hundred rupees that you had loaned was due today. Now what is going to happen? Would you be able to fall asleep after that? At such a time, will you not need something to ease your mind? Without solutions, a man can go insane or increase his blood pressure and develop heart problems. If he can find a solution, he can be at peace.
Bliss Only in Self-Realization Questioner: You have spoken about temporary happiness (anand) and permanent happiness (anand). But how can we tell the difference between them if we have not yet experienced that happiness?
Dadashri: You will not know the difference at all. Until you attain permanent happiness, you will consider this as happiness.
If you put an ant, that typically lives in cow dung, into a flower, it will die. This is because it is used to its happiness: living in dung. Its prakruti (inherent nature) is only familiar with that. On the other hand, if you put an ant that lives in a flower, into cow dung, it will not like it.
People will say that happiness lies in money, but there are some ascetics (sadhus) who will not accept money even if you offered it to them. Even if you come to give me all the gold in the world, I would not take it, because I do not find any happiness in money or wealth at all. Therefore, happiness does not lie in money. If there was happiness in money, then everyone would derive the same experience from it. Whereas the Atma's (of the Self) happiness can be experienced by everyone. This is
