74 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 19

who is not self-controlled will not be happy even with possessing
the three worlds.

PURPORT

If happiness is the ultimate goal of life, one must be satisfied with the
position in which he is placed by providence. This instruction is also
given by Prahlada Maharaja:

sukham aindriyakam daitya
deha-yogena dehinam

sarvatra labhyate daivad
yatha duhkham ayatnatah

“My dear friends born of demoniac families, the happiness perceived
with reference to the sense objects by contact with the body can be ob-
tained in any form of life, according to one’s past fruitive activities. Such
happiness is automatically obtained without endeavor, just as we obtain
distress.” (Bhag. 7.6.3) This philosophy is perfect in regard to obtaining
happiness.

Real happiness is described in Bhagavad-gita (6.21):

sukham atyantikam yat tad
buddhi-grahyam atindriyam

vetti yatra na caivdyam
sthitas calati tattvatah

“In the spiritually joyous state, one is situated in boundless transcenden-
tal happiness and enjoys himself through transcendental senses.
Established thus, one never departs from the truth.” One has to perceive
happiness by the supersenses. The supersenses are not the senses of the
material elements. Every one of us is a spiritual being (aham
brahmasmi), and every one of us is an individual person. Our senses are
now covered by material elements, and because of ignorance we consider
the material senses that cover us to be our real senses. The real senses,
however, are within the material covering. Dehino ’smin yatha dehe:
within the covering of the material elements are the spiritual senses.
Sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam: when the spiritual
