Ananda: Happiness Without Reason

· Harper Collins
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What is that one fundamental thing for which we go about toiling all our lives - sacrificing, negotiating, scheming, praying? Intuitively, one might answer - happiness. But do we really know what happiness is?

Most of the existing literature paints a fuzzy picture of happiness, beautiful in words but lacking in practicality. In this book, Acharya Prashant shatters all misconceptions about happiness jargons like 'loving unconditionally' and 'living in the present'. He explains how what we commonly understand as happiness exists only in the backdrop of sadness, and what man is really looking for is not just happiness, but Ananda - an unconditional joy free from both happiness and sadness. Discarding multiple myths that burden our consciousness, the book draws from scriptures like the Gita and the Upanishads, revealing the true meaning of Ananda.

If you have the courage to question your deep-rooted beliefs and enter an unfathomable territory beyond the duality of happiness and sadness, this book is for you.

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4.4
30 reviews
Dhruv Shakya
December 16, 2022
Greatest of all..... The best book must read
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Aditi Prajapati
January 31, 2025
Extremely helpful for those people who are in a mental health crisis.
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Keshav Salaria
August 16, 2022
Great book please don't buy
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About the author

An alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, Acharya Prashant is a contemporary Vedanta philosopher and reformer who is spearheading a global movement of clarity, truth, and authentic living. His Vedanta trilogy—'Karma,' 'Ananda,' and 'Maya'—is widely regarded as a landmark in contemporary spiritual literature. Recognized as the world's most followed spiritual teacher, he commands a digital reach of over 80 million followers, with over 64 million followers on YouTube alone.

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