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"Go within, into a state which you may compare to a state of waking sleep, in which you are aware of yourself, but not of the world. In that state you will know, without the least trace of doubt, that at the root of your being you are free and happy." - Nisargadatta Maharaj from "I Am That"

Let me cut to the chase. Happiness is your nature. it is the disposition of the infinite. It is the personality of God. Suffering is what we feel when we forget our true nature.

Suffering is a clear indicator that you have missed the mark. It is the canary in the coal mine. It is the hangover on the morning after. it is the idiot light on your dashboard that says, "You're two quarts low, Jack!"

But, just like the cloud that obscures the sun but doesn't affect it, even so suffering clouds happiness, but never touches it and certainly cannot eliminate it.

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