You have read the books. You realize there's a world of beauty, a world of joy, a world of love that interpenetrates this world. That brings you total happiness always, total peace that never changes. Whereas, now in the world that you're living in, so it appears, certain things make you happy. Certain things make you sad. You react to what the world gives you, how the world treats you, you react to that. So you're never really happy all the time. You never really have peace all the time. Your peace and your happiness is determined by what's going on in your life. Whereas, to an awakened being what's going on in your life doesn't matter at all. You're deliriously happy all the time! Whether they throw you to the lions, or you win the lotto, or your body is cut to pieces, or you have the healthiest body in the world, it makes no difference, for you're totally peaceful all the time! You're totally happy all the time! This is the reason why you want to be happy for you realize being happy feels wonderful. Therefore, these are valid reasons to be happy. But you don't want the happiness to end. You want it to be forever. This is what satsang is all about. This is why we're here, to experience unalloyed happiness. To experience total peace, total joy!

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