"Any desire is a search for perfect bliss. This perfect bliss is part of the nature of the Self, therefore all desire is a desire for the Self.
Seeking bliss in objects is part of our egotistical make-up. It is because I believe myself to be a distinct being among other distinct beings that I am compelled to search for bliss and the fullness of being by seizing and possessing other beings.
Thus we are urged towards a hunt for happiness which is the tragedy of egotistical life.
We have taken the first step to freedom when we understand that objects do not contain bliss.
The second step is the analysis of the nature of the object, in other words, the recognition that the world of objects, unable as it is to give us bliss, is a purely mental production. This discovery should produce a stilling of the mind, and therefore realization."
Jean Klein, "Be Who You Are"
