If you like happiness, then worship that wherein happiness is inherent. Happiness is in God. God is an abode of infinite bliss. If you worship the inanimate (the non-Self, [Jad]), then you will have pain because there is only pain in the inanimate.
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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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  • God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation
  • Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment

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