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  • Another substance found in chocolate is anandamide from the Sanskrit word "ananda," which means peaceful bliss.

    Chocolate's Startling Health Benefits 2011

  • Anandamide's name derives from the Sanskrit word ananda, which means bliss.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • Anandamide, from the Sanskrit word ananda, meaning bliss or delight, is an endocannabinoid that works in both the central nervous system and the periphery.

    Ars Technica Ars Staff 2010

  • Anandamide, from the Sanskrit word ananda, meaning bliss or delight, is an endocannabinoid that works in both the central nervous system and the periphery.

    Ars Technica Ars Staff 2010

  • Anandamide, from the Sanskrit word ananda, meaning bliss or delight, is an endocannabinoid that works in both the central nervous system and the periphery.

    Ars Technica Ars Staff 2010

  • Ananda or bliss is the third aspect of the trinity, Sat-chit-ananda which is unity as well as multiplicity at the same time.

    The why Tusar N Mohapatra 2007

  • Ananda or bliss is the third aspect of the trinity, Sat-chit-ananda which is unity as well as multiplicity at the same time.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2007

  • In the Hindu approach, an integration of spirit, mind and body is emphasized for pursuit of happiness ananda.

    Anju Bhargava: Out of Many, One: Diwali Illuminates Unity Anju Bhargava 2010

  • In the Hindu approach, an integration of spirit, mind and body is emphasized for pursuit of happiness ananda.

    Anju Bhargava: Out of Many, One: Diwali Illuminates Unity Anju Bhargava 2010

  • In the Hindu approach, an integration of spirit, mind and body is emphasized for pursuit of happiness ananda.

    Anju Bhargava: Out of Many, One: Diwali Illuminates Unity Anju Bhargava 2010

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  • Sanskrit, Ānanda (आनन्द) – bliss, delight, peace. In Hinduism—well, there is a whole lot more involved in this concept and its nesting within the Hindu system of values than I can attempt to understand, let alone relate, at this time

    March 4, 2014