An Introduction:

No matter how different each of our lives might seem, what we are all looking for is the same — when seen through the eyes of wisdom. “Happiness that is delightfully varied, though its essence is changeless,” Paramahansa Yogananda said, “is the inner experience everyone is seeking.”

The problem is that mostly we have been looking for that type of lasting happiness in the wrong place. We fulfil a desire only to find the accompanying joy wanes as a fresh desire takes root. We might even attain great wealth or achievement to realize we have yet a deep yearning for “something more.”

Can that longing be satisfied in this life? Is it actually possible to possess a joy that we never tire of, which the saints of all spiritual paths have told us is our birthright?