ananda
Sanskrit supreme joy
Ananda is a Sanskrit term for bliss or supreme joy, central to Hindu and Buddhist philosophy.
It describes not ordinary happiness but a profound, transcendent state—often considered the nature of ultimate reality or enlightenment.
In Hindu thought, ananda forms part of the triad sat-chit-ananda (being-consciousness-bliss), describing the divine.
The word appears in spiritual names and yoga contexts: The retreat promised participants would experience ananda.
Intense positive emotion
- happinessJoyful emotional state
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
elation · contentment · serenity · peace · euphoria · beatitude · felicity · exultation
Perfect, serene felicity
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- samadhiProfound meditative absorption state
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
liberation · transcendence · atman · meditation · yoga · consciousness · awakening · realization
joy
Intense positive emotion
rapture · elation · contentment · serenity · peace · euphoria · beatitude · felicity · exultation · gladness
bliss
Perfect, serene felicity
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- samadhiProfound meditative absorption state
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
enlightenment · liberation · transcendence · atman · meditation · yoga · consciousness · awakening · realization · divine
Sanskrit
Ancient Indo-Aryan language
- HinduFollower of ancient Indian religion
- BuddhistFollower of Gautama's teachings
- spiritualRelating to the soul
name · meaning · tradition · blessing · sacred · auspicious · Indian · baby · devotional · philosophy
- Hindu conceptsmoksha, karma, atman, dharma, karma yoga
- idealsideal, utopia, archetypes, models, paradise
- enlightenmentVoltaire, Rousseau, Locke, Kant, Montesquieu
- SanskritPanini, Sanskrit, om, Vedas, root words
- Hindu PhilosophyVedanta, vedanta, Yoga, Advaita, Brahman
- meditative statessamadhi, deep meditation, stillness, concentration, satori
anandasuffering
Sustained experience of distress
samsara · spiritual anguish · bondage · spiritual darkness · ignorance