Happiness

I believe that one of the side effects of meditation is happiness. Obviously states of absolute freedom and bliss can be achieved in various ways.

I see though that with time the bliss I experience in meditation flows into my life and all of a sudden out of nowhere in day to day situations a surge of pure joy, freedom, happiness floods my consciousness.

My whole life can be a meditation, but I often get drawn into my feeling and situations. Meditation allows me to be more alive, more here, enjoying just being.