Pleasure is suffering (vedna) and pain is distress as well. If pleasure is suffering, it cannot be considered a pleasure. If pleasure is enjoyed excessively, it becomes suffering. How can it be considered a pleasure? These are all entanglements of those living in illusion [of the Self]. To live in the ocean of happiness and yet no dislike arises; that is known as true happiness.

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Dada Bhagwan was a 20th-century spiritual leader from gujarat, india. Dada Bhagwan, also known as Dadashri, born Ambalal Muljibhai Patel, was an Indian spiritual leader from Gujarat who founded the Akram Vignan Movement. He was spiritually inclined from an early age. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment

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