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Spiritual yet practical, the writings of Jagad Guru Chris Butler (Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa) enable us to find real meaning in our daily existence. His words are profoundly enlightening and have the ability to touch the hearts of others.

On Happiness
On Satisfaction

Sense gratification comes and goes as a natural occurrence of the senses. For example, one cannot eat without tasting. The point is that a life that is centered around sense enjoyment, that makes sense enjoyment the goal, is a wasted life ...

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Often people try so hard to find happiness through sense pleasure that they may attempt to gratify several or all of their senses at the same time For example, you may simultaneously be watching TV, listening to the radio, munching potato chips ...

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On Wisdom

The wise have explained that one result is derived from the culture of knowledge, and that a different result is obtained from the culture of nescience.
~Sri Ishopanishad, Mantra Ten
For one who lives a hedonistic life, a life in which nescience is cultivated, the results are envy, anger, greed, impatience, disrespect for others, anxiety, depression, hatred, ever-increasing lust, forgetfulness, frustration, dissatisfaction, duplicity, fear of death, and so on.

~ Jagad Guru Chris Butler (Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa)
© 2007 Science of Identity Foundation

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