Keep peeling layer after layer after layers of the mind, till you reach the soul! (Swami Vivekananda)
When you reach the soul, there is just peace and joy.
When you reach the soul, you will understand the will of the soul is very different from the determination or will of the mind or intellect (which reeks of ego).
The longing of the soul for God is called Viraha. This longing of the soul is not the desire of the mind for reaching God
You can only understand the difference when you reach the soul.
The soul does not need the mind or intellect to manifest. It is there. It does not need any external circumstance to be happy either.
The great saints ever exist. They are eager to help and make the supreme sacrifice of leaving their permanent abode in bliss by coming down again and again to earth to help others
Bhavin