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unhappiness (sukh-dukh) is essentially just unhappiness (dukh). Whatever happiness one experiences is only through one's imagination. Something that you find appealing may make someone else unhappy when you give it to him. Doesn't that happen? True happiness is that which makes everyone happy. Everyone shares the same opinion about real happiness.
Every living being searches for happiness and avoids unhappiness. No one likes unhappiness. Now this happiness is “temporary', and they do not like it because it is followed by unhappiness. What kind of happiness (sukh) do people like? They like permanent happiness (sanatan sukh), which once attained, will never allow unhappiness (dukh) to enter. What is permanent happiness (sanatan sukh)? It is moksha; it is liberation (mukti)! Only if there is moksha, can eternal happiness (sanatan sukh) arise. In bondage, there is unhappiness.
Indifference towards worldly pain (dukh) is the first experience of moksha. You will experience that, the day after 'we' give you Gnan. Next you will experience the weight and burden of your physical body and karma to lift. Thereafter, you will experience so much bliss that is indescribable.
What Is the State as the Siddha?
Questioner: After we attain moksha, what state will we be in?
Dadashri: In the state of Parmatma (absolute Self). Questioner: Does one have to do anything after that?
Dadashri: There is nothing to be done there. Even now, your Atma (Self) does not do anything. Whatever is being done, is done through agnan bhaav (the intent of the non-Self, 'I am Chandubhai'), a ‘mechanical bhaav (intent). The Atma (Self) does not have the ability to carry out any actions. It is simply the ‘Knower' (gnayak), by nature. In Siddha gati (location at the
