All the Joy in Perpetuity

ARUP MITRA





Perpetual joy is independent of the material state an individual may be in. Joy originates without material cause. One way of collecting the mind and directing it towards that specific state is to adopt Gautama Buddha's principle of detachment.The one who remains unmoved in pleasure and pain is `sthita-pragnya' and can attain eternal bliss, according to the Bhagwad Gita. Even when we get involved in daily trifles, if we are able to take the act with devotion, neither sorrow nor pleasure can dominate us for long. Bhakti does not mean we give up action. It motivates us to pursue action without expecting the fruits of action.If someone is doing wrong, we will of course fight for justice.But if we don't get justice, we don't get affected by that either.
What prevents us from attaining eternal joy? Greed, jealousy and meanness are some of the things that mislead the mind. No one is free of negative qualities. But they need constant monitoring. Separate yourself from the attribute and observe it uninterruptedly , especially when it spreads its wing to engulf your mental space. The moment you start gazing at jealousy within yourself, it disappears instantaneously .
The capability to take that initiative to disassociate yourself from the negative feeling at that spur of the moment in itself is the biggest gift that not everyone of us has; realise it.Then eternal joy becomes a part of our existence. True sadhana is to discover the source within and strive to remain connected even while performing worldly activity .