Only logged in members can reply and interact with the post.
Join SimilarWorlds for FREE »

is enlightenment realy the ultimate happyness?

ever since i got into wanting to become enlightened iv been realy depressed
they teach that the world is simply an illusion
that one should drop the ego then one will be happy
'ego' and 'i' doesnt exist and desire is the cause of all pain and suffering
hearing all of this made me think then there is simply no meaning in life no joy nothing i try to become a witness like they teach but this also causes me pain,because i experince no real joy just droping my thoughts and ego,infact i find more happyness,in the things i usualy like,eg reading,experincing,researching things ect,but if this is all just words,and lables,then if i drop all this and just become a witness,theres no real joy i get
what is truth then?
This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
SW-User
I've been curious about this as well. I think that desire means expecting something and wanting it to happen, so if you expect something and it doesn't happen, you get disappointed, that's why expectations are the reason behind pain