Ananda

Definition: Bliss or supreme happiness; the joy experienced through realization of one’s true nature.

Insights: Ananda is the bliss arising from knowing the true Self. It is the joy found in complete presence and deep connection, free from ego and craving.

Related Sutras

2.14

te hlādaparitāpaphalāḥ puṇyāpuṇyahetutvāt

Importance: 8/10

They bear fruits of pleasure or pain, caused by virtue or vice.

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2.15

pariṇāmatāpasaṁskāraduḥkhairguṇavṛttivirodhācca duḥkhameva sarvaṁ vivekinaḥ

Importance: 10/10

To the discriminating person, all is suffering due to the pains of change, anxiety, latent impressions, and the conflicts between the functioning of the guṇas.

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2.16

heyaṁ duḥkhamanāgatam

Importance: 9/10

The suffering which is yet to come is to be avoided.

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2.17

draṣṭṛdṛśyayoḥ saṁyogo heyahetuḥ

Importance: 9/10

The cause of that which is to be avoided is the conjunction of the Seer and the Seen.

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