My offerings to my friend Buddha on this special occasion are these two thoughts:
We mistake pure joy or bliss that we call in Hindi as ‘Ananda’ with pleasure or dopamine hit in the brain. Pure joy or bliss that comes from total awareness of thoughts, beliefs, and feelings is something we have rarely experienced. It is of a completely different nature.
It’s a misconception that enlightened ones will remain calm and composed all the time. Awakened ones too can laugh, cry, get angry, and even be jealous, all the while being completely and totally aware of it.
Of course, I am not saying it from any personal experience :-D. I just had these thoughts delivered to me from beyond and I just tried to express them in words.
