nature), there is the reflection of anand (Sanskrit: pure happiness) in the mind And that happens when the mind relaxes Right? (personal communication, January 31, 2018) Next, I explain, from the perspective of the sadhus, how meditators experience the bliss of consciousness (or pure happiness) when they stabilize their mind An equanimous mind experiences the bliss of consciousness (or pure happiness) During the interviews, the sadhus mentioned that yoga and meditation was one of the key factors that influenced their happiness (Theme 11) While speaking about meditation, a few sadhus also explained the idea of an equanimous mind They mentioned that the bliss of pure consciousness is experienced when a person has a calm and stable mind—an equanimous mind This idea was apparent in the description of Swamini Nirmalananda, when she said, “If the mind is calm and clean, you see an accurate reflection [of consciousness]” (personal communication, April 3, 2018) Similarly, Swamini Amritananda said that the mind must be calm to experience the bliss of pure consciousness In her words: … all part of the human mind manifests itself like that … but the Divine presence within you is always peaceful, calm, contented, happy, joyful, radiant because if it [mind] is calm, it reflects And, that light within you shines out, if you have that kind of contentment (personal communication, January 20, 2018) Thus, the above statements of sadhus show that an individual may experience immense happiness when an individual develops an equanimous mind Among the Eastern psychological texts, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Satchidananda, 1987) specifically is all about how to develop an equanimous mind 189