The Moment We Encounter True Happiness
El momento en el que nos encontramos con la verdadera felicidad
- por Ilie Cioara
En el momento en que encontramos la verdadera felicidad, de hecho estamos fuera del tiempo y el espacio. El "ego", con su dualidad intrínseca, ha desaparecido por completo.
En ese momento, lo Sagrado dentro de nosotros, también existente en todo el universo, se convierte en un “Todo” y un movimiento Único, en una renovación permanente.
¿Experimentamos realmente esta unión o simplemente la entendemos intelectualmente? Solo tú puedes responder a esta pregunta.
Cada ser humano, desde el momento del nacimiento hasta el momento de lo que llamamos muerte, busca persistentemente esta misteriosa Felicidad. Desafortunadamente, la mayoría de la gente comete el error de buscarla con la mente pensante.
Como la felicidad no tiene motivaciones, no es parte del mundo limitado. Su naturaleza es infinita; por lo tanto, la mente conocedora no puede encontrarla, ni comprenderla, ni imaginarla.
La felicidad nos llega por sí misma y envuelve todo nuestro ser cuando la mente se vuelve humilde y silenciosa, ya que ha comprendido su incapacidad para encontrar lo Desconocido.
La atención lúcida, con sus destellos, disipa toda la oscuridad, así como el bagaje de la mente disfuncional.
En el espacio vacío de paz o no-mente, nuestro ser se extiende hacia el Infinito; en ese momento, la Divinidad dentro de nosotros revela que somos uno con la Fuente de lo Sagrado. En tal ambiente de “Pura Conciencia”, la Felicidad está presente como una plenitud natural y no se parece a nada que se pueda encontrar en este mundo perecedero.
Preguntas semilla para la reflexión: ¿Qué significa para ti la "verdadera felicidad"? ¿Puedes compartir una historia personal de un momento en el que pudiste experimentar la felicidad como una satisfacción natural y diferente a todo lo que se puede encontrar en este mundo perecedero? ¿Qué te ayuda a evitar el error de buscar la felicidad con la mente pensante?
Ilie Cioara fue un místico rumano [casi desconocido] que vivió gran parte de su vida bajo la ocupación soviética. Como resultado, su práctica era solitaria y oculta. Comenzó su vida espiritual como místico cristiano, pero en algún momento cambió a la meditación con mantras. Después de 20 años de práctica, un día sintió un impulso intuitivo de dejar el mantra y simplemente practicar el silencio de la mente, escuchando los ruidos en la calle, en el ahora. Gran parte de sus enseñanzas fueron guardadas antes de la caída de la Unión Soviética en 1990. Enseñó en silencio desde ese momento hasta su muerte en 2004 (a los 88 años) y escribió 16 libros.
Ilie Cioara was an [almost unknown] Romanian mystic who lived much of his life under Soviet occupation. As a result, his practice was solitary and hidden. He began his spiritual life as a Christian mystic, but at some point switched over to mantra meditation. After 20 years of practice, one day he felt an intuitive impulse to drop the mantra, and just practice the silence of the mind, by listening to the noises on the street, in the now. Much of his teachings were stowed away prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990. He taught quietly from that time until his death in 2004 (aged 88), and authored 16 books.
SEED QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: What does 'true Happiness' mean to you? Can you share a personal story of a time you were able to experience Happiness as a natural fulfillment and unlike anything that can be found in this perishable world? What helps you avoid the mistake of searching for Happiness with the thinking mind?
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On Nov 21, 2021 Dan wrote :
You cannot become happy,you can only be happy, here and now.
The happiness we find in experience is known only in the brief moments when our mind is free from oppositionto what is, and due to impermanence soon turns to suffering. When the mind is silent the illusion of duality dissolves back into awareness and our natural state of joy shines without obstruction. Any opposition is a product of thought and isinseparable from the eternal joy of awareness.
The happiness we find in experience is known only in the brief moments when our mind is free from oppositionto what is, and due to impermanence soon turns to suffering. When the mind is silent the illusion of duality dissolves back into awareness and our natural state of joy shines without obstruction. Any opposition is a product of thought and isinseparable from the eternal joy of awareness.
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On Dec 18, 2020 beyond garage wrote :
thanks for the information. Every moment we are looking for happiness. Be Happy. without happiness, there is no life
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On Dec 15, 2020 David wrote :
I recently read his books "Life is Eternal Newness" and "The Wonderous Journey: Into the Depth of our Being" and loved them. His background is really encouraging, as I imagine he dealt with very challenging hardships with what was happening in his home town at that time. Also, he never travelled outside Romania, so we can all "tap in" wherever we are and whatever his circumstances. So glad a volunteer discovered his writings, as it took me many years to do so.
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On Dec 15, 2020 Deven Pravin Shah wrote :
I try to stay in the moment and smile without holding on to a memory in the past or craving for something in the future. It is challenging to do, harder than I had thought initially. However, when it works, I can feel the stillness, even if momentarily.
When I am in that space and not in my thinking mind, I can relate to the idea of happiness, as explained in this article.
In the meantime, I remind myself to find reasons to smile no matter what the circumstance. It connects me to that tranquil peace and happiness and abundance from inside.
When I am in that space and not in my thinking mind, I can relate to the idea of happiness, as explained in this article.
In the meantime, I remind myself to find reasons to smile no matter what the circumstance. It connects me to that tranquil peace and happiness and abundance from inside.
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On Dec 15, 2020 Patrick wrote :
I often dismiss with my mantra when outside and simply listen as I let my mind empty. It has become easier in my 70th year.
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On Dec 15, 2020 Dagmar wrote :
As a child I once encountered a talking flower . That made me happy.
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On Dec 14, 2020 Usha Amin wrote :
Truly resonate with ilie Cioara.
My experience of nothingness or emptiness is in the moment of pause, which is the momentbetween the in-breathand the out-breath, is that moment of absolute bliss. The bliss is us, within us, at every moment of our breath. This moment is the experience of "Unity with the Universe". The experience of "Unity is Divinty", the one-ness with the Divine!
Usha Amin
Bangalore
My experience of nothingness or emptiness is in the moment of pause, which is the momentbetween the in-breathand the out-breath, is that moment of absolute bliss. The bliss is us, within us, at every moment of our breath. This moment is the experience of "Unity with the Universe". The experience of "Unity is Divinty", the one-ness with the Divine!
Usha Amin
Bangalore
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On Dec 11, 2020 David Doane wrote :
Wow, what an essay -- as I read, it began to be a meditation as I very much resonated with what IlieCioara wrote. To me, the closest I get to true happiness is when I get to my Source which is one with the Source. I've had brief experiences of exquisite happiness when I get past my body and mind, past my thinking, and get to my Source which is my essence or soul that is me and the Source. What helps me avoid the mistake of searching for Happiness with the thinking mind is my learning and knowing that thinking gets me to local, temporal ego and maybe in the direction of the Source, but not to my nonlocal eternal Source and Happiness. Thinking isn't enough. Thinking is in time and space, and Happiness is an experience beyond time and space.
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On Dec 11, 2020 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
We all have a deep longing for Happiness. It is the Sacred within us. It is an egoless Presence with no time and space boundaries. It is Universal. It is Within us. It is Divinity within us. It is Pure Consciousness. It is Holy.
I feel the presence of Happiness when my thinking mind is quiet. I feel the presence of Happiness when I let go of searching for Happiness. It is always within us like pure love, clear light, complete silence. I experience such Happiness when I am fully present with myselfor with others; when I am fully absorbed in what I am doing. These are the times when I in the Flow of Happiness.
Daily practice of Mindfulness Meditation, serving others selflessly, loving others kindly and unconditionally helps me. I am not against thinking mind. I need to think to solve the problems when I encounter them. I use my mind to make wise choices. I am thinking when I am responding to these questions. I am happy to reflect on this wonderful reading close to my heart.
Namaste!
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