In the Atma Bodha Adi Shankaracharya sings about the glories of self realisation. He says if one has gained realisation of the knowledge of the self there is nothing more to be achieved .
We do everything in
search of happiness. Even that which we had and try to avoid is only an
attempt to maintain our happiness. We are attracted to the things that seem to
give us happiness and run away from things that seem to take away our happiness. However realising our true nature as the self itself is the end of all search for happiness. The self is happiness itself and there is no better happiness. You cannot get
happiness and attach it to yourself.
Once we know, learn and master that which we did not know, then there is a sense of fulfillment that generates happiness. However knowing the self puts an end to all our search for knowledge. There is no greater knowledge then self-knowledge.
After self realisation do I still have to do something ? Well this is equal to asking I had to reach New Delhi by train and I have got off the train at Delhi. Is there any thing more that I need to do to reach New Delhi. The answer is nothing, you are already there , where you wish to be.
What is the end result of this search ? The simple answer is - the search is over. There is nothing more to look for. All the anxiety and stress has to come to an end. It ends when you know that the self you have understood to be within you as you, is nothing else but that for ever and your purpose on this earth is complete. This is the true knowledge.
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