Yes Alan
I discriminate between "being comforted" and "being the comforter". Kundalini - the Holy ghost - is the only true comforter (in that it leads to truth). I (my head) - on the other hand - trying to comfort myself, will always prolong my misery.
If I can surrender - the comfort is here instantly. This involves
going through pain. If I resist, the comforter comes to clear me of the resistance. The
resistance to pain is what perpetuates it. Usually - when I comfort myself - I do it to escape pain. But escaping pain always includes escaping truth. And truth is my highest desire. The only time (Now) I do not desire truth is
when i am it.
Of course - in this - in full surrender - there is a merging....a melting. "Being comforted" and "being the comforter" are not two then. It is all - as Yogani points out - one infinite comfort.
Or maybe "One Infinite Comforting"
What I spoke of to Anthem in this topic:
http://www.aypsite.com/plus-forum/index.php?topic=959was my experience of how the comfort is not here just because
I think it is. When I think it is - it is over there somewhere. I then make myself unavailable to being consciously touched by it.
May all your Nows be Here