In Sanskrit, there are basically four words for happiness—sukha, santosha, mudita, and ananda—each of which points to a different level of happiness. Together, they constitute a path that leads us to the kind of happiness that really cannot be shaken. Here, we explore ananda or bliss.
The result of looking very deeply at ourselves is the Realization that in the deepest aspect of our being is everything that we've ever wanted. When we see who and what we actually are, rather than what we imagined ourselves to be, bliss is the result. Life is always giving us the opportunity to look deeply at ourselves and at our lives to recognize that we have within us the source of supreme happiness and bliss.
If we can, for just a moment, stop looking outwardly to be fulfilled, or recognized, or adored and turn our focus to look at what is at the deepest core of our being, we will touch a bliss that can never be forgotten, never be destroyed. And, although our lives may continue to present challenges and obstacles, we will know that the bliss of our own Self is always available to us. Bliss is always here, underneath the layers of our mind, identity, and stories as the true and eternal ground on which this dance of life happens.
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