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'''''Tears of Supreme Happiness''''' is a discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] on 1978 August 31 in Patna, India. This discourse is the twenty ninth chapter of [[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1]].<ref name="AV1">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref>

{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=I love you because I want my love to give you pleasure. So, in that last, final stage, the devotee’s only wish is to give Him pleasure. In Saḿskrta, the root verb “gup” means “to give pleasure to”, and the man who has developed this type of love for the Supreme is called “gopa.” “Gopayate yah sah gopae” – the one who gives pleasure to Lord Krśńa is “gopa.”=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that Japa kriya becomes meaningless if there is no love for the Supreme. He then explains the word Dhyana which means withdrawing all psychic tendencies and guiding them towards the Supreme Entity. Anandamurti goes on explaining that devoid of love, spiritual quest is retarded. A wee bit of love is worth more than knowledge about Yoga. A higher stage would be loving God for our own pleasure but the highest form of loving Him is the sole desire to please Him regardless of gaining anything in return.="AV1"/>