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In darkness, people believe that happiness will come when particular objects or experiences – known or unknown – become established in their lives. Owning a noble horse might bring fulfillment, or raising fine children, or building a wealthy enterprise. Perhaps a sunny day at the beach will bring contentment, or a delicious meal, or an act of service to another person. However, the truth is inverse: that happiness comes when attachment to all objects and experiences is fully released. This is because absorption in life's particularities precludes a full appreciation of life's generality, which is being... It is not the forms of life that one must release to become happy, but rather the belief that happiness lies in any form. Happiness does not reside in the forms of life, but rather in life's basis, which is being... Chasing forms, the seeker of fulfillment blindly runs from what he seeks. Fulfillment is not found in any form, but only in essence... Essence could not be simpler: for it is being, and only is... Form is not forgotten or dismissed upon the realization of the self as being. Rather may form be more fully appreciated, readily enjoyed, and fruitfully encountered... Bliss comes from one's realization of the truth: the knowing and feeling of the One being and the wholeness of all that is. Realization of being restores one's silent stillness. Appreciation of the eternal presence within brings immutability, invincibility and immortality. The fears that wrack a life lived apart cannot withstand life's inner truth; and the void left by fear dissolved wells up with bliss in God.
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