86. 99. Eternal Bliss.

# 99. Eternal Bliss

Bliss is one that is not known to many. The few who know it do not understand it. To those very few who have experienced and felt it, it is an unexplainable one.
Bliss can be experienced. Over and above that it can be pointed out that 'Bliss is here only. Bliss can be attained in this manner also. This only is bliss.' But bliss cannot be explained.
The words of wisdom and meditation techniques of all the enlightened Masters are only for showing the sea of bliss.
This bliss is only that which has to be discovered by an individual person by digging deep within himself in his own personal life.

A gentleman, who was living superficially, became vexed and spoke to the Zen Master, saying, 'What is this? For the last forty years I have done meditation. Still I have not got salvation.'

The Master slowly said, 'It is forty years only. Not forty births. Is it not?'

To obtain enlightenment, the divine energy will take the same time that is taken to snap the finger. The time taken by water which is 99.9 degrees centigrade to boil and change into steam at 100 degrees centigrade is the same time that will be taken for the strong mind to dissolve.
But, how much time will it take for the ordinary water to reach 99.9 degrees centigrade? For that how much of heat energy and effort would be needed? In case it has frozen as an ice slab...
Minds of many people are only ice slabs.
Heat should be created within you.
Begin to work hard...

In the same way as camphor disappears the moment it catches fire, the miracle of disappearance of mind will occur.

The wisdom search for bliss will appear a little strange rather.

The reason:

Being blissful is natural. Not being blissful only, is artificial.

In life, as we have continuously got accustomed to live artificially without bliss, so the artificial way of living has become the natural way of living. This perplexity has formed itself. Nature has begun to appear as artificial for an average man.

This is the reason why the search for wisdom appears rather strange.

A disciple approached a Zen Master with a search for wisdom.

Zen Masters' approach is rather different.

To understand their speech itself, some times separate maturity is necessary.

The disciple said to the Master, 'For me to get enlightenment, what should I do? I have tried all methods known to me...'

Zen Master said, 'Oh! It is very easy my friend.'

'Is it so? Teach me that method immediately.'

'It is very difficult, my friend.'

The disciple got confused. 'Master, what are you saying? I don't understand any thing. The method to get enlightenment is very easy. If you say teaching that is very difficult, I do not understand that.'

The Zen Master said, 'That method is very, very easy. That is why to teach that to you it is very, very difficult.'

'I do not understand what you say.'

Zen Master said, 'I have not even started as yet, to explain that method to you. Even before that you say that understanding itself is difficult. How is it possible to teach that to you?'

The disciple said, 'Even if it is difficult only for you to listen through your ears and understand, you yourself try that easy method once. Then only all will be understood.'

The disciple said, 'Please tell me that method soon.' He became happy.

Zen Master said:

It will go though a tree. But it will not make any sound in doing so. You have to find out what that is.
It will pass through the lush green grass, without causing any movement in the grass. You have to find out what that is.
Even after falling in a puddle of water, it will not create any sort of waves in the water. You have to find out what that is. If you find the answer you will get enlightenment.

Disciple's joy knew no bounds. 'If I had known that there is such an easy method, I would have got enlightenment long back!

It can be found out if I go in search of tree, grass and water. Why does he say this is hard to learn? – Wondering this way, he started searching.

Even after continuously trying for one month, the disciple could not at all find that one, which will go through without creating any movement in a tree, grass and water.

After searching a lot, he got tired. No use.

Lastly, when the disciple returned to the Master, he asked him, 'What is that thing? I could not find it out.'

Zen Master said, 'Thing! It is not at all a thing.'

'If so, is it nothing at all?'

'Mmm. It can also be called so.'

'If you say this, then, how shall I search for it?' he asked at the peak of confusion.

The Zen Master said, 'Friend, think well. Did I ask you to search for it? I told you only to find out what it is. Certainly, it can be found. Finding it is very, very easy. On the other hand, if you begin to search for it, finding it will be very, very difficult. Now think about it. You can come to understand what I said earlier.'

Having understood to some extent the subtle thing stated by the Master, the disciple, due to his over-enthusiasm, said, 'Please tell me as to what that thing is about which we were talking for so long.'

The Zen Master replied, 'It is not any thing else. It is the one which is Omni present the Ananda energy or Bliss energy only.'

Having understood the subtlety, the disciple very quickly found out the Ananda energy.

Enlightenment is feeling the Ananda energy going beyond the experience, as a consciously experimented realization.

In spite of always remaining abounded in bliss, not getting tired of the abundance of sweetness – Only this state is called the state of experience of realization.

This is certainly possible for all. In fact attaining enlightenment is the birth right of every man (i.e.) a natural right.

On account of continuously seeing the artificial quality of remaining without bliss right from birth, the non-boring 'Permanent bliss' may appear a little strange for some people.

But I can say emphatically...

If tried, it is possible. You can surely attain bliss. Attaining the state of bliss is a very, very easy thing.

A meaningful incident.

A disciple told a Tantric mystic

'I want to be blissful.'

The mystic asked, 'Really?'

The disciple said, 'Yes, yes.'

'It is very easy. Remove the first three words of your request. You will be blissful.

The disciple asked, 'Which one...? Which one...?'

Mystic said, 'Erase 'I want to' and look at what remains.'

Allow the wisdom truths to penetrate you it will fight and win.

Meditation chisels. Chisel No.54.

Living in the material world one can still realize eternal bliss.

Leaving home, don't run away to the forest.

Enlightenment will not be obtained by sitting under a tree in the forest.

For a person who cannot sit in a place peacefully in the house, believing that he would become peaceful, if he goes to the forest is Maya, illusion.

A truth... The maximum mental maturity required for a person to be a family man is only the minimum qualification required for a person aspiring to continue the life as an ascetic.

To support and hold in the outer world, there is family.

If you totter in the inner world there is none to support and hold you!

Here it is only the struggler himself, who has to support the struggler.

Therefore, I tell you...

Asceticism is not an escape route for a person who escapes. It is a path decisively taken by a person who has taken a determined decision to attain eternal bliss.

It is a way of celebration. It is a separate method.

Whatever has to be seen in the outer world see all of it. Enjoy. Don't keep any balance in any thing.

Do not get yourself tethered with any one or any thing.

Mentally always be a person possessing your own individuality.

Don't get caught in any thing, anywhere. Even in the name of love, don't be slaves for anybody or any thing.

In giving love, be a person of boundless liberality. That is sufficient to be in eternal bliss.

To attain the state of eternal bliss, make your attempt from where you are.

Section 2

Make every cell of your body function. Gather together continuously – meditation for energy; and wisdom truths for the intellect.

Asceticism is a wisdom path. It is a royal path.

But, if tried with full breath, that is, if tried with all earnestness and sincerity, while remaining in the external world itself, one can reach eternal bliss.

Become eternal bliss itself.

This is a possible for each and every one.