what is bliss
i am grateful for emotion and my incarnation(s) of being involved in this world.
it was you that said, variety is the spice of life
emotion has value and is responsible for my progress. both here and there
whenever it is, i see- my future- i see or feel, emotion
Bliss and emotions are two very different experiences. Bliss springs forth from the soul and beyond the experience of duality associated with the emotions. It is a very important incarnation we have in this life since we have lived some 8 million incarnations before having the capability to be human and express divine consciousness. So it is very important that we are grateful to have this chance and not waste it. Emotion is responsible for progress as pain is also; yet ultimately there is no connection to bliss consciousness associated with the soul.
Try to explain spiritual experiences to most people in a bar and you will get a feeling of why it is difficult to explain the limiting scope of emotions to someone who has seldom experienced bliss. All experiences on this earth will help us progress if that is are desire. Some are more painful and not as necessary as others. Discrimination and wisdom are important ingredients to this discovery.
Variety comes from different approaches. We learn respect, tolerance and often a different approach to life through variety of approach. However variety in emotional and physical expression is like feeling different kinds of fire... gas, brush fire, coal etc. They are all hot and we are advised to keep a certain distance. After being burned many times some of us do learn this lesson and allow ourselves other experiences that we might have denied ourselves because of a relentless need for igniting fires.
Jitendra