There are levels… of enlightenment. And you can get stuck partway. Bliss is one of the traps. If bliss were the goal, Odysseus would have stayed on the island, eating lotuses. If bliss were the goal, you could spend your life using intoxicants, even food and sex, to attain constant bliss. The poi...

But that was only half of what the yogis in the forest said. Becoming free from suffering is good. So if you’re not suffering, then how do you feel? “I’m fine.” “Yeah, fine, good.” “Everything is fine.” Neutral. Not good, not bad. Not suffering. This is good, by comparison. But, the yoga texts pr...