Acharya Prashant distinguishes between false happiness and true joy, explaining that while happiness is transient and sandwiched between layers of sorrow, joy is a permanent state that remains unaffected by external circumstances. He describes joy as a state of being where one is neither anxious about sorrow nor desirous of pleasure, remaining equanimous in both. He warns against the modern obsession with 'happiness courses' and superficial enlightenment, emphasizing that true joy is a deep-seated stability that persists even when one is experiencing external pain.
