AMRITA: EVERYONE HAS REALLY ENJOYED TODAY'S QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION. MUKTANANDA: IF ONE QUESTION IS ANSWERED ANOTHER WILL ARISE. THERE IS NO END TO IT. WHAT IS THE USE OF ASKING SO MANY QUESTIONS. AMRITA: IF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GIVE US JOY, WHY SHOULDN'T WE ASK QUESTIONS ? MUKTANANDA: BECAUSE THAT JOY WHICH IS DEPENDENT ON ANY OUTSIDE SOURCE IS ARTIFICIAL. THE BLISS THAT ARISES INDEPENDENTLY OF ANYTHING ELSE IS THE ONLY TRUE BLISS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (PURPORT) IT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE MIND TO CREATE QUESTIONS. IT IS A NEVER ENDING SERIES! AS SOON AS ONE QUESTION IS ANSWERED, THE MIND CREATES ANOTHER. A MUCH OF ONE'S LIFE IS WASTED CREATING QUESTIONS AND GETTING ANSWERS. ONE'S TIME IS BETTER SPENT PERFORMING "SPIRITUAL PRACTICES" WHICH YIELD ACTUAL RESULTS, WHICH BRING ONE CLOSER TO THE GOAL/PURPOSE OF LIFE. DASS