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is going to continue (like the wife who now is oblivious of her
husband’s nightlong snoring) and therefore ‘happiness’ arises.
It is a wonder that the Emperors could not find happiness
living in palaces, whereas a poor man finds happiness living in a
shack! Happiness should be everlasting; once attained it should
not leave. That is bliss. Bliss should be like that which this
‘Dada’ is experiencing; it does not leave for even a second.
Dada is constantly in inner bliss.
Questioner : Why do human beings (jiva) look for
happiness elsewhere, outside?
Dadashri : Teenagers would not go to restaurants and
fast food places if they received wonderful meals at home. They
go out to eat because they are not satisfied with the meals at
home. Similarly, people look for happiness elsewhere because
they are not satisfied with the happiness they have. Every living
being is wandering around looking for happiness beyond the
senses (ati-indriya sookha, eternal happiness). One has not
experienced the bliss of the Self. How long can temporary
happiness, projected happiness