Happiness is Found in the Pursuing of Purusha

Purusha, or the true self is a clear mind. "You can't see the true self because your mind is colored." (Sutra 3). According to this, the true self is a mind that is clear; one that is not colored. "But what creates these colors?" you may ask, thoughts. Your thoughts create colors or ripples which causes a distortion. However, once you stop creating thought forms, the true self, or Purusha, is seen. An important thing to know is that the true self will always

be the same, and cannot be anything but that. In Sutra 3 it says, "The true you is always the same, but you appear to be distorted or mixed or mixed up with the mind." You come to know Purusha by self-reformation, self-control, and self-adjustment. These three things are what Yoga is based on and that is how you come to know the true self. And by knowing the true self, you find happiness.

Happiness can only come from within. The moment you seek happiness from outside and not within, you will experience pain. "We attach ourselves to pleasure because we expect happiness from it, forgetting that happiness is always in us as the true self." Meaning, true happiness comes from the inner self, Purusha. Happiness is in your hands; it is in your control; you determine whether you are happy or unhappy. So, you needn't not pursue happiness. Instead, pursue Purusha. Why? Because in the pursuing of Purusha and getting to know your true self, happiness is found.