bliss comes and goes, whereas ananda is stable, everlasting, and does not change, as explored in Theme Theme 3: Everything in This World is Temporary Except Happiness “There is nothing outside of you that can make you happy.”— Swamini Keshwananda (personal communication, May 1, 2018) Theme answered the first research question—What is the meaning of happiness from the perspective of sadhus? Eighteen sadhus out of 20 talked about the always changing nature of the material world This theme is more focused on the temporary view of the material world, whereas I explore the permanent nature of happiness in greater detail in the next significant Theme See Table for a summary of Theme Table Theme Summary Everything in this World is Temporary Except Happiness Research Question 1: What is the meaning of happiness from the perspective of sadhus? Theme Number of Participants Number of References N=20 Everything in this world is 18 (90%) 265 temporary except happiness Quote: There is nothing outside of you that can make you happy — Swamini Keshwananda (personal communication, May 1, 2018) Definition The sadhus reported that everything in the material world is temporary in nature but happiness For the material world, the sadhus pointed to the stars, planets, sun, moon, earth, air, fire, water, plants, and behold, human bodies, mind, thoughts, and all emotions and experiences—but not happiness The sadhus emphasized that change is an inherent characteristic of the physical world Everything but happiness is temporary 118