the reason happiness feels lighter than every other emotion is because lighter is closer to nothingness, and the base of consciousness luckily isn’t neutral it’s unbelievably good

or more precisely it’s nothing (undefined valence?) in the limit but up until the limit it gets better or better

which is why having “no” “self” is so good. it just means no giant knot blocking what’s shining from under it. what’s behind that “self” is much better than the self

which is why having “no” “self” is so good. it just means no giant knot blocking what’s shining from under it. what’s behind that “self” is much better than the self. imo you want consciousness as raw as possible while you’re still functional, which is like idk 98% pure

I think normal is more like 5%

I think normal is more like idk 3%. some joy in some part of the body some fraction of the time

I think normal is more like idk 3%. some joy in some part of the body some fraction of the time. Vs a more purified than joy sense across the whole sensory field (often described as a peace+love+joy merge) almost all the time, which is what nearly nothingness feels like