#Jagadguru #Shankaracharya #SriSri Vidhushekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji: In this world, man endears himself to various objects and pursuits. When man thinks that something can give him happiness, he desires it. The desire for happiness itself is independent of any other desire. 1/4 
That is why Sukha or happiness is defined as the object of desire that is independent of all other desires – इतरेच्छानधीन-इच्छाविषयत्वम्. While everyone desires objects to be happy,the desire for happiness itself is never questioned. No one asks “Why do you want to be happy?”.2/4
This desire for happiness for one’s own self arises because one’s own self is the most beloved. This leads us to the question, “What is the Self?”
Self:The Most Beloved. We can,by a #knowledge of clay, be aware of all objects made of clay. Likewise,by knowing gold, we can be 3/4
Self:The Most Beloved. We can,by a #knowledge of clay, be aware of all objects made of clay. Likewise,by knowing gold, we can be 3/4
aware of all objects made of gold, which is the essence of all golden objects.Similarly, knowledge of the Self, upon which all is superimposed, makes one aware of everything. This is because everything has the Self as its underlying essence.A person with such knowledge is a Jnani
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