All of humanity has an innate desire to experience happiness. We seek after happiness throughout our life, each in our own way. The diversity amongst humanity is most evident in what we believe will bring us happiness and in the manner and process through which we strive to attain our beliefs of happiness. Most of our interests and activities are undertaken with the belief that our endeavors will help us to attain some or all of five basic qualities for happiness: love, freedom, friendship, health and knowledge of our immortality.
The Holy Ones of all times and traditions have told us that we are created in the image of God and must look within to discover our God-like nature. By quieting the mind, breath and ego we discover our true nature. Through this experience, we realize we are Om Satyam (eternal Divine Love), Om Shivam (eternal Divine consciousness) and Om Sundaram (eternal Divine beauty and joy.)
God (consciousness) is eternal, complete, without beginning or end. This consciousness (without form) is omnipresent love, harmony, virtue, beauty and joy, and causes creation to manifest in both Spirit and material form. Just as H2O is the nature of steam, water and ice, so too, love harmony, virtue and joy are the nature of Consciousness, Spirit and material form. The omnipresent nature of God permeates all; the dance and the dancer are one.
