Ananda

(“bliss”) One of the three traditional
attributes of the Supreme Reality
(Brahman), usually described as beingconsciousness-bliss (sacchidananda).
Ananda, or bliss, is heavily stressed in
certain forms of tantra, an esoteric ritual tradition. In tantra, ananda is both an
aspect of mundane physical enjoyment
and a way of describing the ultimate
realization. In this understanding, even
ordinary pleasures are reflections of ultimate bliss. Ultimate bliss differs from
ordinary pleasure both because it is permanent, and because you lose your
sense of self and are aware only of bliss.