We and the Lord

all of us are looking for peace and happiness, but in our search for happiness, where does our attention normally turn? It turns towards the phenomena of the creation and its material objects. Through these, he says, none of us have ever attained lasting peace and happiness, nor will we ever do so. He explains that these images and forms are temporary and perishable, and therefore the pleasure and contentment derived from them is also …

…realize that the restlessness they feel is the soul's pull or yearning to return to its own origin. And how can they know peace or happiness until the soul is allowed to return to its source? All being, wherever and in whatever form they may be, are weighed down by problems and suffering. True happiness and peace belong only to the lovers of God, who have taken refuge in their love and devotion for Him.