inquire into the higher
Natural Happiness
When we think of nature we generally think about beautiful vistas containing tranquil forests, rivers and mountains, vast oceans and exquisite sunsets, and although this is certainly one vision of the natural world, bhakti yoga wisdom gives us a different perspective that is essential for our happiness.
We often refer to nature as “mother” because we have come out of nature and are sustained by her. Bhakti wisdom expands on this understand, explaining that nature is the ultimate source of all bodies and that our happiness is determined by the body that she supplies.
Why are there so many bodies, or species, in nature?
Srila Prabhupada explains,
“There are 8,400,000 different species of life, and these varieties are creations of the material nature. They arise from the different sensual pleasures of the living entity, who thus desires to live in this body or that.”
What is the relationship between our body and our happiness?
“When he is put into different bodies, he enjoys different kinds of happiness and distress. His material happiness and distress are due to his body, and not to himself as he is. In his original state, there is no doubt of enjoyment; therefore that is his real state.”
The body that provides the most happiness is our original nonmaterial body, and the bhakti-yoga process revives that body, providing the best vehicle for natural happiness.
Natural Happiness
When we think of nature we generally think about beautiful vistas containing tranquil forests, rivers and mountains, vast oceans and exquisite sunsets, and although this is certainly one vision of the natural world, bhakti yoga wisdom gives us a different perspective that is essential for our happiness.
We often refer to nature as “mother” because we have come out of nature and are sustained by her. Bhakti wisdom expands on this understand, explaining that nature is the ultimate source of all bodies and that our happiness is determined by the body that she supplies.
Why are there so many bodies, or species, in nature?
Srila Prabhupada explains,
“There are 8,400,000 different species of life, and these varieties are creations of the material nature. They arise from the different sensual pleasures of the living entity, who thus desires to live in this body or that.”
What is the relationship between our body and our happiness?
“When he is put into different bodies, he enjoys different kinds of happiness and distress. His material happiness and distress are due to his body, and not to himself as he is. In his original state, there is no doubt of enjoyment; therefore that is his real state.”
The body that provides the most happiness is our original nonmaterial body, and the bhakti-yoga process revives that body, providing the best vehicle for natural happiness.