Every person wants to be happy. No one wants to be unhappy and
miserable. Whatever we human beings do, we do it out of our desire for
happiness. We don’t want to be happy only sometimes; we want to be happy
always, without end. We long for unlimited, lasting happiness – that is our
fundamental human nature.
In our search for happiness we are attracted towards physical enjoyments,
wealth, power and prestige. But the mere experience or acquisition of these
things doesn’t satisfy our thirst for happiness, rather it increases our desires.
That is because limited and transient objects or experiences can give us only
limited and short-lived happiness. Only an unlimited and permanent source
can give us unlimited and lasting happiness. We can fulfill our fundamental
human longing for endless happiness only when we get in touch with or attain
that endless source. What is that source; what is permanent and unending?
Does it exist - or are we born with a fundamental longing that is doomed to
remain unfulfilled?
Yogis searched for and found an answer to this question. Realizing that their
sense organs and sense perceptions were limited, they turned their attention
inward. They traced their thoughts and feelings to their source. At that
source the Yogis experienced an unchanging, unconditioned awareness,
which was beneath or prior to thought. It was pure, unlimited consciousness,
which they called Atman. Reflecting the pure consciousness at the source of
their minds, they experienced bliss. They found that their innermost self is
the source of endless happiness, inner peace and freedom.
Yoga-meditation is a systematic process of turning one’s attention inward
and reflecting the unlimited consciousness (Atman) within. By experiencing
the boundless consciousness within, we attain real, lasting happiness - the
fulfillment of our deepest human longing.
miserable. Whatever we human beings do, we do it out of our desire for
happiness. We don’t want to be happy only sometimes; we want to be happy
always, without end. We long for unlimited, lasting happiness – that is our
fundamental human nature.
In our search for happiness we are attracted towards physical enjoyments,
wealth, power and prestige. But the mere experience or acquisition of these
things doesn’t satisfy our thirst for happiness, rather it increases our desires.
That is because limited and transient objects or experiences can give us only
limited and short-lived happiness. Only an unlimited and permanent source
can give us unlimited and lasting happiness. We can fulfill our fundamental
human longing for endless happiness only when we get in touch with or attain
that endless source. What is that source; what is permanent and unending?
Does it exist - or are we born with a fundamental longing that is doomed to
remain unfulfilled?
Yogis searched for and found an answer to this question. Realizing that their
sense organs and sense perceptions were limited, they turned their attention
inward. They traced their thoughts and feelings to their source. At that
source the Yogis experienced an unchanging, unconditioned awareness,
which was beneath or prior to thought. It was pure, unlimited consciousness,
which they called Atman. Reflecting the pure consciousness at the source of
their minds, they experienced bliss. They found that their innermost self is
the source of endless happiness, inner peace and freedom.
Yoga-meditation is a systematic process of turning one’s attention inward
and reflecting the unlimited consciousness (Atman) within. By experiencing
the boundless consciousness within, we attain real, lasting happiness - the
fulfillment of our deepest human longing.
- Dada Madhuvidyananda is a yogic monk, spiritual teacher and author,
who has taught yoga and meditation to thousands of people in the
United States, Europe and Asia. .
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Finding Limitless Happiness Through
Meditation by Dada Madhuvidyananda
Meditation by Dada Madhuvidyananda