Joy Is Fundamental to Who We AreParamhansa Yogananda translated the classic definition of God given by Swami Shankarananda, ';Sat-chid-ananda,' as, ';Ever-existing, ever-conscious, ever-new joy.' Yogananda added the concept of ';new' to the ancient definition.Yogananda explained that God became His creation, which means that all of life exists, is conscious, and has the quality of joy innately within it. This is why human beings universally seek happiness. It is our nature to be happy, and the search for happiness motivates everyone. A master is one who has united his consciousness with Satchidananda, and so you see in the masters profound joy. Some share this joy outwardly through their personalities; others may be more serious outwardly, but great joy sparkles in their eyes and is felt in their presence.Yogananda's experience of life, his experience of the goal of all life, was filled with...
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