Bhoomananda

Bhoomananda bliss is a concept rooted in Advaita Vedanta, and it refers to the highest, most expansive form of bliss — the bliss of the infinite or Brahman.

Let’s break it down:

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Meaning of the term:

• “Bhooma” in Sanskrit means infinite, vast, limitless.
• “Ananda” means bliss.
  So Bhoomananda = the bliss of the infinite.

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Origin in the Upanishads:

The term comes from the Chandogya Upanishad, specifically in the 7th chapter, where the sage Sanatkumara teaches Narada about progressively subtler realities, culminating in Bhooma, the infinite.

“Where one sees nothing else, hears nothing else, knows nothing else — that is the infinite (Bhooma). But where one sees something else, hears something else, knows something else — that is the finite. The infinite is immortal; the finite is mortal.”

— Chandogya Upanishad 7.24.1

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Bhoomananda vs Vishayananda:

In Vedanta, they distinguish different levels of bliss:

• Vishayananda: Bliss from sense objects (food, music, etc.).
• Manasananda: Bliss from the mind (art, ideas).
• Vijnanananda: Bliss from knowledge or intellectual clarity.
• Atmananda: Bliss of the Self.
• Bhoomananda: Supreme bliss — infinite, unconditioned, eternal.

Bhoomananda is not dependent on anything external. It’s the bliss experienced when the mind is dissolved in pure consciousness — non-dual awareness. It’s the ultimate state of freedom and peace described by Advaita sages.

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