Self is not happiness
"Since there is no chance of the thought 'I am happy' arising in that State of Non-Duality, the Self transcends happiness; It is not something having the form of happiness." (Guru Ramana Vachana Mala 294; Sri Ramanasramam, 1998)
In this regard, Sri K. Lakshmana Sarma notes that when the Self is described as blissful, bliss or as happiness, such a description is only tentative. When the sadhaka's mind matures s/he will understand that the Self is better described as 'being, in the state of tRpti (satiety or desirelessness)'.
ramanamaharshi, 
acalayoga, 
atma vicharaLabels: acalayoga, Atma vichara, RamanaMaharshi, Self, Who am I
posted at 10:31 AM
2 Comments:
Bhagavan said: "... It should not stop with Ananda. There must be some one to experience that. Should you not know that one? ..."
Suri Nagamma: Letter 43
Indeed.
It pays to read the literature which presents Maharshi's conversations.
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