Living in Illusion

There is nothing in the world. Everything stems from within you. Not knowing that the Source of Eternal Bliss is your own Self, you pursue the world in vain, just like an infant that sucks its thumb assuming it is drinking milk.

The pains and pleasures you undergo in this world are not external, they are the result of your own thoughts. When you are happy, the world seems to be a paradise. When you are sad, the world seems a gloomy place.

As long as you do not understand this, you are in a state of illusion. Once you comprehend this, you have attained enlightenment.

Be with the world, always knowing that if the water of desires fills your heart, you will sink in the ocean of the world. So steer the ship of your life free of desires