• Swami Ji, would you mind if I record this interview? I will keep the data collected from this interview and would later use it for this study’s findings (now I turn on the recorder) • Do you mind reconfirming your willingness to take part in this study? • In this study, I will ask you interview questions It may last for at least 60 minutes, and I will keep my eye on the time and make sure we not run over • I will ask you some questions, but the conversation is relatively open-ended This means you not have to stay within the questions Is that okay with you? • Please let me know if you have questions for me before we get started Interview Questions: Part The purpose of part of the interview questions was to know what, in the sadhu’s opinion, is the meaning of happiness I designed the research questions to elicit the answer to the first research question—What is the meaning of happiness from the perspective of sadhus? The opening question was simple, straightforward, and openended The second purpose of the interview questions – part was to re-create life histories of the participants, to put their life experience into context in the light of the research topic, happiness I asked the same interview questions to the sadhus with little variations As for the sadhus who spoke in the Hindi language, I replaced the word happiness with the word 225