When you let go of all the noise and busyness in the mind, you discover a profound stillness. And in that stillness, there is bliss – not the worldly happiness that depends on conditions, but an unconditioned joy that arises from simply being at peace.

This bliss isn’t something you create; it’s always been here, hidden beneath the clutter of thinking. Like the sun behind the clouds, it’s revealed when the obstructions fade. You don’t need to chase it. You only need to soften, to release, and to trust in the present moment.

As the mind grows quieter, you’ll feel it: a radiant warmth, a lightness, as if the body is smiling from within. This is piti (rapture), the first flavor of bliss. If you don’t grasp at it, it deepens into sukha – a serene, unshakable contentment that needs no reason to exist.

Ajahn Brahn, Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond