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because it is real happiness, and it is eternal happiness. You
cannot even imagine the magnitude of such happiness!
Where there is no other talk except of the Atma and the
Parmatma (Supreme Soul), there lies the true happiness. This
is where there is not even the slightest discussion related to the
worldly life (sansar), such as how one can gain and profit in life,
or how one can attain even good qualities. People seek to
cultivate good qualities. These qualities, both good and bad,
belong to the part which is the non-Self, and they are temporary.
Nonetheless, people need them. Everyone needs something
different depending upon his expectations. However, a person
who wants the state of absolute vitaragata (state of absolute
detachment), will have to go beyond all the good and bad
qualities and know ‘who the Self is’. After knowing that, all his
concerns should be directed towards the Atma (Self) and
Parmatma (absolute Self). And this will give rise to a state of
complete vitaragata.
Questioner: Time passes us by and we still cannot find
real happiness.
Dadashri: To get real happiness, you must first become
real (the Self) yourself. And if you want ‘worldly’ (sansari)
happiness, then you should become ‘worldly’ (sansari). The
nature of worldly happiness is that it is puran-galan (input-
output). It comes and goes. It has duality (pleasure and pain).
Permanent happiness is experienced once you attain the
understanding and the realization of “Who am I?”
Questioner: When will we find happiness in the worldly
life ?
Dadashri: There can never be any happiness in the
worldly life. But if you adopt good measures, then you will
experience some happiness, and if you adopt measures based
on Gnan, you will have permanent bliss.