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Difference Between Sukha and Ānanda — Stability and Bliss of the Soul
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Difference Between Sukha and Ānanda — Stability and Bliss of the Soul

 A seeker asks about the difference between the soul’s two similar qualities — sukha-svarūpa (happiness) and ānanda-svarūpa (bliss). The teacher explains that sukha means inner stability — the stillness of the mind when established in the Self — while ānanda is the bliss that flows naturally from that stability. External things only trigger these states, but their source is always within.

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