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cars,people,etc.)foryourhappiness,saying:“WhenIgetthatthenIwillbehappy”or“Whenthis
happensthenIwillbehappy,”youareinrealitycursingyourselfordoomingyourselftounhappi-
ness.Thisisbecausethereisnosituationorobjectinthischangingworldoftimeandspace,which
willmakeanyonetrulyhappy.Allthingschangeandthehumanmind,onceitacquireswhatitlonged
for,becomeshappy---forawhile,butthenitgrowstiredofthesituationandboredwiththeobject;it
thendesiresotherobjectsandsituationsforitsenjoyment.Thesedesiresofthemindareendless.This
isthenatureofthemindinanegoisticstateandtryingtosatiatethesedesiresisliketryingtofilla
bucket with holes in it.
Whenyoulivethisway,youareineffectsaying:“Idon’thavetheinnerresourcestobehappy;I
needsomethingoutsideofmyselftomakemehappy.”Yourignorancehasledyoutobelievethat
happinessistobefoundinobjects,accomplishmentsoractivitiesintheworld.Inreality,itisthe
Soul-Self,whichsustainsalllifeandisthesourceofallhappiness,whichyouexperience.Initspuri-
fiedform,thishappinessiscalledbliss.Blissistheexperienceofthestateofenlightenment.The
Neter(Self)sustainsyourfreewill,allowsyourmindtofunctionandsustainsthechemicalprocesses
ofyourbody.Therefore,whenyouthinkthatyouaretheonewhosustainsyourdailyactivities,you
areengaginginanegoisticillusion.Itisyourspirit,whichgiveslifetoyourbody,anditisthespirit,
whichgivesyoustrengthtopursuetheactivitiesoflife.Sothecreditforyourveryexistenceshould
go to your innermost Self.
Therefore,yourinterestinobjectsismisplaced.YoushouldbeinterestedinthisSelffromwhichyou
ariseandaresustained.ItistheSelfwithinyou,whichisinfiniteandboundlessbliss.Objectshave
anenticingeffectonthehumanmindbecausetheyallariseandaresupportedbythesameblissful
Selffromwhichyourveryconsciousnessarises.Thisfactmakesthemenchantingtothehumanmind
becausethemindisalwayssearchingforwhatwillmakeithappy.Whenyouseeanobject,situation
orpersonwhichmakesyou“happy,”itisreallytheSelfinthatobjectwhichyouarerecognizingand
nottheobjectitself.However,yourmisguidednotionthatitistheobjectandnottheSelf,which
bringsjoy,leadsyoutopursuetheobject,whichistransitoryandillusory.Thisleadstodisappoint-
mentandfrustrationwhentheobjectsarenotwithinyourgrasporwhenthesituationsorpersonsyou
long for do not come to you.
Wisdomdictatesthatyoushouldreverencethedivineessenceinobjects,peopleandsituations.Strive
torecognizethemasexpressionsoftheSelfasyouare.Don’tholdontoanythingoranyone,rather
love others with detachment, knowing that they are transient expressions of the Self.
Allthingsdieandarereborn,therefore,ifyougrieveoverthelossofalovedoneyouaregrieving
oversomethingwhichisbasedonerroneousunderstanding.Noonediesinreality;theyonlychange
formsandmoveonintheirquestforspiritualenlightenmentthroughmanyincarnations,whichare
determined by their level of ignorance of their true Self, the Neter.
Therefore,donotbecomeattachedtoanythingoutsideofyourselfanddonotgrieveoveranything
becausethereisnolossorgainintheSelf.Whenyouliveyourlifeaccordingtothiswisdom,youre-
lieve the tension and pain of egoistic pursuits and open the doors of eternity.