"That which is the infinite — that is happiness. There is no happiness in the small. The infinite alone is happiness. But one must seek to understand the infinite." "Venerable sir, I seek to understand the infinite."
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Source
- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Chandogya Upanishad
- Chapter
- Chandogya Upanishad
- Verse / page
- ChU.7.23.1
- Topics
- ContentmentHappinessBliss
Same theme, different voices
But one who delights only in the Self, who is satisfied only through the Self, and who is fully content in the Self alone — for that person no duty remains.
Contentment brings us joy and happiness, while dissatisfaction leads to disaster.
He will fulfill the desires of those who fear Him, and will hear their cries, and will save them.
God told Prophet David, 'The servant dearest to Me is one who doesn't seek Me out of fear or hope for reward, but to fulfill their duty to My divinity.'