Out of awe of this Brahman the wind blows, out of awe the sun rises, out of awe fire blazes and Indra acts, and death runs as the fifth. Now follows the contemplation of bliss: Imagine a young man, vigorous and virtuous, swift in learning, most swift, most firm, most strong. Let all this earth be entirely full of wealth and given to him — that would be one measure of human bliss. A hundred times that human bliss equals one measure of the bliss of the human Gandharvas.
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There's only a thin line between the two, so that I can experience divine bliss.
The root cause of a person's suffering is their pride. Even if someone makes a sacrifice, they can still get caught up in their own pride. What is the point of such a sacrifice? It is pride, or ego, that should be sacrificed. That is where true happiness and bliss are found.
It is also the flower's pleasure to yield its honey to the bee. To the bee, the flower is a source of life, and to the flower, the bee is a messenger of love. For both the bee and the flower, giving and receiving pleasure is a necessity and an ecstasy.
The peace, freedom, and blessedness of all souls consist in their abiding in God's will.