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Two effluences are perceptible relating to happiness : One is that evidently known by the wordly folk, viz, pleasure, is experienced in dainty dishes, wholesome drinks and keeping the body in a comfortable condition. But, really speaking this is not happiness because it is transient and all these result in misery. This can be called only a shadow (fantasm) of hapiness which altogether turns out to be false. If there be joy in pleasant eats; go on eating and eating, whether its result will be pleasant or gloomy ? How can then it be argued that pleasure is experienced in eating dainty things ?
And there is another effluence of happiness, which oozes from inside and it ordinarily experienced by all beings, but only the self realisers do determine to thrive that experience. You have conveyed a groaning, helpless patient to Hospital, this was not a big deed, still you feel in yourself some joy by this good turn. This happiness is of such a nature that it never deteriorates nor perishes, and in as much proportion will these virtuous deeds be continued to be accomplished to that proportion the internal happiness will also get augmented. This also can be called real happiness. For a philanthropic self-realiser such gratification (glee) becomes his permanent dignity(nature)where as at the final stage of self oblivion, this glee takes the form of Supreme Bliss (Beatitude).
One who is a self-realiser, is also an equanimous beholder and such a path of Bliss opens for that wayfare who continuously trends on the path of Equanimity.
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