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Although it may appear that we get pleasure from external objects or events, upon examination, pleasure is derived entirely from within. If you examine a hot fudge sundae ice-cream under a microscope, you will not find any pleasure inside of it. The same goes for any object and any event that gives us pleasure. What then is pleasure and where does it come from? Pleasure or bliss is our natural innate state of being in the core of our individuality. Varying degrees of this innate bliss flow into our consciousness depending upon our state. During a windy day the sun cannot clearly reflect upon the water. Similarly when our consciousness is agitated by aversion or strong desire, our innate bliss is thrown out of our consciousness. When our aversion or desire is satisfied, we are at peace and our innate bliss is allowed in. When we engage with an object or event that we have a strong desire for, our consciousness becomes concentrated upon it, which further stills our consciousness and allows more bliss in. The more concentrated our consciousness, the more bliss is allowed in and the more bliss we feel. Sex strongly concentrates the consciousness by the action of sexual energy and thereby allows a large amount of bliss in for most people. Even the anticipation of the satisfaction of desire has a concentrating effect upon consciousness and thereby allows some bliss in. Any activity or perception that results in peace or concentrates consciousness allows our innate natural bliss in while such activities and perceptions are not the source of the bliss. The source of your bliss is YOUR INNER SPIRITUAL BEING. You are not your physical body, you are not your emotions, you are not your mind, you are not your personality. All of these are temporary and will be discarded upon death. Your Causal/Soul Body is that nearly immortal part of you that is your source of bliss. It is always in bliss. When you feel pleasure, happiness, joy or ecstasy you are feeling this part of yourself. And, your Causal/Soul Body is just the beginning of bliss. As your consciousness ascends into higher states the bliss becomes increasingly fulfilling and satisfying. This is our Source's homing signal, our Source's way of leading you back home. A true test of progress in the growth of consciousness is the degree of natural happiness or bliss that a person resides in. Therefore, the external universe of phenomenon is composed of objects and events that are painful or not painful, i.e., they inhibit our natural innate bliss or they allow it in. We have more choice than we often realize as to what we allow to be painful for us. For those who have reached enlightened liberation, all is equal, nothing is painful, and bliss is consistently naturally present. Correct meditation is the way to consistent bliss. Striving for an integration of ultimate satisfaction that survives the date of death, is essential. At the same time, denying ourselves of the relative satisfactions of this world is unnecessary. The balanced joyful path includes the appreciation of the relative joys of the world, while not getting lost in their overindulgence, and, daily working on integrating the source of ultimate satisfaction. The joyful path is composed of enjoying life, while understanding the real source of our joy, and becoming evermore full of the source of joy.
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