Only pieces of paper...

[ding dong]

Or in this case, pixels on a screen...


All these notes you are making of my sayings and so on, are useful for beginners, for friends and to answer the questions of others. But for yourself, you know that they are only pieces of paper. Dive into the Self and find all you want to know there!
All controversies about creation, the nature of the universe, evolution, the purpose of God etc, are useless. They do not lead to true happiness. People try to find out about things which are outside themselves before they try to find out 'Who am I?'
Only by this means can they gain happiness — not by understanding the whole universe, for the Self is happiness.

- Bhagavan in 'Conscious Immortality, p 177

[Jitendra Hy-do-u-no-us?]

Yes happiness is our goal and what we truly are. All else is secondary. Because when we are truly happy we have no desire or needs. We are fulfilled. But even though we will always look outside for our happiness (until we are enlightened) we are blessed to have the option and company that reinforce our inner happiness and finding it in the cultivation of meditation practice.