In pursuit of happiness

27.11.04

In pursuit of happiness

The pursuit of life is undoubtedly the pursuit of hapiness. Why do we pursue hapiness? We call hapiness that state which is most agreeable to us. Why a certain state is more agreeable to us than another depends on what we actually are. If we were a fish we would be more comfortable in water, but certainly not if we were a cat! So to really know what it is that would make us happy, we have to know what we really are.

It is said that this knowing oneself is a subjective experience. If we meditate and get to know ourself, so the masters say, we shall experience a sense of fullness. Once we exeprience this fullness, then we shall no longer pursue hapiness, for the simple reason that we come to realise that we are hapiness personified!

Thus it could be said that we start living only when we realise ourself. Otherwise life becomes one endless pursuit away from ourself.