A precious necklace was seen flashing from the bottom of a lake. Many felt tempted to recover the valuable ornament and dived deep into the water for it, but found no necklace anywhere. Yet it was clearly visible to everyone from the edge of the lake. They were all puzzled. Eventually they realized that there was no necklace at the bottom of the lake; what they saw was its reflection in the water. They looked up and discovered the precious ornament hanging from a tree. A bird must have picked it up from somewhere and deposited it there.God who dwells within you is the source of true happiness. In the objects of the senses this happiness is merely reflected. The individual, misled by birth after birth by having only a glimpse of this reflected joy, thinks that this is the real thing, namely sensuous delight. So long as one believes that true happiness can be had in sense objects without searching within, one will never taste true happiness. The kingdom of God, hence of happiness, is within you.(Anandamayi Ma the Mother Bliss-Incarnate, Anil Ganguli)****************************************************
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FALL FROM GRACE...One who contemplates the sense objects develops an attachment for them. From attachment develops lust, and from lust anger arises. From anger confusion is born. Confusion results in the loss of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost, one again falls into material conciousness.
Bhagavad Gita.. ..
