All happiness comes from awareness. The more we are conscious the deeper the joy. Acceptance of pain, non-resistance, courage and endurance - these open deep and perennial sources of real happiness, true bliss.
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You are not in the world...the world is in you," what did he mean? [That is, you are not in the world," that is, there is no "you" that is real or in any world. "The world is in you" means that the world is in your "mind" and is nothing more than a figment of your programming-and-conditioning-induced imaginings.]
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests that our perceptions and experiences shape our understanding of the world, indicating that our mind creates our reality.
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj's quote highlights the idea that the external world is not separate from us, but rather a manifestation of our internal thoughts and conditioning. It emphasizes that our reality is shaped by our perception, and what we experience externally is deeply influenced by our internal state of mind, challenging the notion of a concrete separate self existing in a distinct world.
Themes
PerceptionRealityMindPhilosophySelf
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about reality and perception, one could use this quote to illustrate how our thoughts shape our experiences.
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