ON A QUEST

In the previous post I played with the word QUESTION which can be seen as QUEST-I-ON = I am ON a QUEST
On a quest towards what? Now that's a good question!

First of all let's see what does QUEST mean.
From the dictionary I found these meanings:
noun

1. 1.

   
   
   

   a long or arduous search for something.

   
   

   "the quest for a reliable vaccine has intensified"

   synonyms:

   search, hunt "their quest for her killer"

   • 
     
     

     
     

verb

1. 1.

   
   
   

   search for something.

   
   

   "he was a real scientist, questing after truth"

In other words we are seeking something. Now, everybody's looking for something (lol, the song by Eurythmics comes in my mind now).  Whether wealth, health, a car, a boyfriend/girlfriend, a new dress, luxury...you get it. 

But is this what life's all about, you get your million dollar house and die? Of course if you're an atheist you may say, that is so. If you're a believer you might think " yeah, I believe Buddha, Jesus existed and that they were saints". In this last case, then what what are you doing with this belief? Are you questioning these beings, are you doing some research and especially, are you living their teachings? 

If we start questioning from wherever we are, whether you are an atheist, looking for luxury, wealth, even sex we can see in the end that what we want is what we can get out of these emotionally.  For example, why would you want wealth, luxury? To have what you want, to feel settled and stable, to have "peace of mind", to be happy etc..

But also in the realm of spirituality we want these side effects, with the difference that first these side effects are sought and then  the external reality adjusts to these. 

So in the end we are seeking to feel better with ourselves and others if we wanna keep it simple. But since we are questioning here, it's necessary to go further.

What does it mean to "feel better with ourselves and others"?

See you in the next post!

"Understand, any moment, if you stop seeking, you start worshipping ignorance, avidyā. Today’s subject for Vaakyartha Sadas is how to keep seeking continuously, how not to allow the worship of ignorance in our life." Paramahamsa Nithyananda