Sadhguru
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Is there a way to kick this darkness out of the window or you just have to turn on the light?
So the only solution for compulsiveness is consciousness.
If you think or if anybody thinks it's unscientific, I'm sorry for their science.
You must answer that question also, Alok.
If you had a choice, would you choose misery or blissfulness?
Blissfulness, you're a smart guy.
And I'm telling you, every human being has that much sense.
That if there is a choice between pleasantness and unpleasantness of experience, they want pleasantness of experience.
Those who have given up that life can be wonderful here, they're all planning to go to heaven, because it's been advertised that's the most pleasant place on the planet, not otherwise.
They're not going there for anything else because here they've given up on a pleasant possible experience.
So they think if they go there, everything will be pleasant.
So now the important thing is this.
If you were consciously choosing, you will choose blissfulness.
There's no question about it.
But if you're in a compulsive state of mind, it causes misery.
It's as simple as that.
No, not suffering and compulsion.
Because of compulsive nature...
See, right now if these two fingers pop up and poke my eyeballs, if I have such a comp... like somebody said there's compulsive nose-picking, even if it's bleeding, it's compulsive activity of the body.