![]() ![]() Mere isolation in an enclosing idea is not a release from conflict. One can devote oneself blindly to some kind of cause, to an idea, and take shelter there. We want to be gratified, we want to find a sense of fullness at the end of our search.Īfter all, if one is seeking peace one can find it very easily. I am afraid most of us are seeking gratification. So, before we give our minds and hearts to something which demands a great deal of earnestness, attention, thought, care, we must find out, must we not?, what it is that we are seeking whether it is happiness, or gratification. Happiness is derivative it is a by-product of something else. Can you seek happiness? Perhaps you can find gratification but surely you cannot find happiness. ![]() Now, is it that we are seeking happiness or is it that we are seeking gratification of some kind from which we hope to derive happiness? There is a difference between happiness and gratification. So we pursue, go from one leader to another, from one religious organization to another, from one teacher to another. Probably most of us are seeking some kind of happiness, some kind of peace in a world that is ridden with turmoil, wars, contention, strife, we want a refuge where there can be some peace. What is it that most of us are seeking? What is it that each one of us wants? Especially in this restless world, where everybody is trying to find some kind of peace, some kind of happiness, a refuge, surely it is important to find out, isn’t it?, what it is that we are trying to seek, what it is that we are trying to discover. Sample The First and Last Freedom WHAT ARE WE SEEKING? Question 37: On The Confusion of The Mind.Question 35: On The Stillness of The Mind.Question 28: On The Known and The Unknown.Question 20: On The Conscious and Unconscious Mind. ![]()
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