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One is not happy, but he's thinking, "I am happy." And they are trying to become happy in so many other ways. But that is not the way of seeking happiness

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"One is not happy, but he's thinking, "I am happy." And they are trying to become happy in so many other ways" |"But that is not the way of seeking happiness"

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

There are so many living entities, they are also trying to give me some trouble. This is called adhibhautika. And there is another type of misery, which is called adhidaivika. That is natural disturbance—severe cold, severe heat, some famine, some earthquake, some disaster, some hurricanes. There are so many things, natural disturbance. So in either of these three types of miserable condition we are. But those who are foolish, they do not see to it. Under illusion of māyā they think, "Oh, we are very happy." This is called māyā. One is not happy, but he's thinking, "I am happy." And they are trying to become happy in so many other ways. But that is not the way of seeking happiness.

There are so many living entities, they are also trying to give me some trouble. This is called adhibhautika. And there is another type of misery, which is called adhidaivika. That is natural disturbance—severe cold, severe heat, some famine, some earthquake, some disaster, some hurricanes. There are so many things, natural disturbance.

So in either of these three types of miserable condition we are. But those who are foolish, they do not see to it. Under illusion of māyā they think, "Oh, we are very happy." This is called māyā. One is not happy, but he's thinking, "I am happy." And they are trying to become happy in so many other ways.

But that is not the way of seeking happiness. If you actually want to be happy, then you have to inquire about your constitutional position, "What I am?" That is meditation, to know. You just think over yourself, "Whether I am this body?" If you think that . . . suppose you think over your . . . meditate upon your finger. You'll come to the conclusion that "I am not this finger. It is my finger. I am not this finger."

Page Title:One is not happy, but he's thinking, "I am happy." And they are trying to become happy in so many other ways. But that is not the way of seeking happiness
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-04-30, 14:02:18
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1