Vicharmala Granth Satik Pustak 1 to 8

Author(s): Anathdas Sadhu, Govinddas Sadhu
Publisher: Heeralal Dhole

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VICHAR MALA.
But objection may be taken to what has been mentioned, about there being no happiness in material objects forming the subject of the several senses, and it requires explanation,
Analogy and proofs alike tend to establish the fact of no guch happiness being present in them, and if asked where are the proofs? The reply is :--If any felicity were actually present in material objects, a person satiated with enjoying oue variety of them, ought to have retained his felicity in the midst of desire for another object; but it happens otherwise. Then again, when a person meets accidentally with a long absent son, or wife, or an equally beloved relation, the first interview brings him great delight, and that ought to continue ever afterwards so long as he or she resides with him, but so it never happens. Moreover in profouuu meditation, a person experiences felicity, his mind is then directed inwards and removed from all external objects, this should not be.
These then are the grounds for holding the view of want of happiness in all objects. As for proofs, the Vedas say "Receiving the natural felicity of Solf, all objects appear to produce happiness, as if it were present in them."
Why is happiness experienced in connection with them? Consciousness associated with an object is discovered in the form of happinoss, and experienced so by a person. But thon to contend, there can be no discovery of a thing which exists not, and like intelligence, there is a constant flow of happiness in a manner which cannot be definitely described, is improper; neither can it be maintained that an object situated in a differcnt province or sphere, is discovered differently, or like another object in another manner, as the supporters of Anyatha khyati* assert, hence to say consciousness associated with a subject is discovered in the form of felicity, and so experienced in it is
* The reader is referred to Sreeram's Vichar Sagar for a full exposition of tho several views "Indescribable," "Discriminating,” and "Differentiated." They are too long to admit of condensation and important too.