Ānanda: Pure bliss, extreme happiness.
Swami Vivekananda has claimed that the reason different meanings of ānanda and different ways of achieving it are present in Hindu philosophy is that humans differ from each other, and each chooses the most appropriate path to ānanda for him or herself.
According to Ramana Maharshi, happiness is within and can be known only through discovering one's true self. He proposes that ananda can be attained by inner enquiry, using the thought "Who am I?”
✨How to experience ananda or happiness??
Happiness, ananda, arises from peace, equanimity, stability, detachment, renunciation, absence of desires, contentment, devotion, love, and liberation. Life is full of suffering. Yet for those who are caught in the phenomenal world, it is possible to experience happiness by the above means. Ananda is a state of freedom. From freedom comes supreme bliss. Hence the best means to experience ananda or happiness is liberation, mukti.
✨Spiritual happiness
When the need or desire for happiness is absent, happiness manifests itself. When dependence upon happiness is absent, happiness becomes an integral part of your consciousness. This is the secret of happiness or bliss the yogis understand. Therefore they cultivate detachment and strive for their liberation.
Come experience #ananda at our classes this month
Ahana Power Flow Live Sunday Class. Full of energy, raw footage, no edits, no refining but you feel like you are in it. Ahana Power Flow is our signature class, designed to take you there - to that place where you forget about the minutia and dive into your practice. We give you 60 minutes of int...
Ahana Power Flow Live Sunday Class. Full of energy, raw footage, no edits, no refining but you feel like you are in it. Ahana Power Flow is our signature class, designed to take you there - to that place where you forget about the minutia and dive into your practice. We give you 60 minutes of int...
