2018) She meant happiness is God, which is within, who is the knower of all actions, inspirer of actions, protector, and full of mercy Likewise, Swami Swarupananda from India said in the Hindi language, “vo [anand] svyam anubhuti karata hai …” [that ananda (Sanskrit: happiness) reveals itself to us …] (personal communication, February 7, 2018) Swami Swarupananda meant that when a sadhu practices hard to discover happiness, happiness, like a living person, reveals itself to the sadhu Swami Janakananda, a senior White American sadhu, referred to happiness as “Purusha (Sanskrit: a man or male)” (personal communication, January 15, 2018) He meant, happiness is like a human, personified as a male, a living person within— supporting the theme that happiness has an animate nature Theme Conclusion From the sadhus’ description, this study found that happiness has an animate nature Although it was difficult for the sadhus to describe happiness, they used different expressions to describe the real animate nature of happiness The sadhus uttered different words and phrases to describe happiness: Happiness is the witness of human actions, the “consciousness or knower” (Swamini Keshwananda, personal communication, May 1, 2018), “happiness reveals itself to us” (Swami Swarupananda, personal communication, February 7, 2018), “it inspires … takes care of us” (Swamini Keshwananda, personal communication, May 1, 2018), “it is existence” (Swami Nigamananda, personal communication, January 31 2018), “Purusha (Sanskrit: a male)” (Swami Janakananda, 129