"Higher than thevijnanamaya stage is the anandamaya stage of existence. Theanandamaya stage is a person whose head is pleasure (priya), whoseright side is joy (moda), whose left side is delight (pramoda), andwhose identity is bliss (ananda). The anandamya isBrahman."
这是描述的生物的最高层面的知觉：Anandamaya。其中的英语翻译到了Pleasure，Joy，Delight三个词，为了区别特意查了一下词霸，发现确有不同，参考如下：
pleasure， enjoyment， delight， delectation，joy
These nouns denote a pleasant feeling, as of happiness or personalsatisfaction, evoked by something that is to one's liking.
这些名词表示高兴的感觉，如由某人喜爱的东西而引起的快乐或个人的满足。
Pleasure is the leastspecific:
Pleasure 是最不具体的：
“One of the greatest pleasures of life isconversation” (Sydney Smith).
“生活中最大的乐事之一就是交谈”（悉尼·史密斯）。
“Pleasure without joy is as hollow as passionwithout tenderness” (Alan Jay Lerner).
“没有欢乐的高兴就象没有温柔的激情一样空洞”（阿伦·杰伊·勒纳）。
Enjoyment suggests pleasure, oftenabiding pleasure, arising from something gratifying orbeneficial:
Enjoyment 意为由令人满足或有利的东西引起的经常是持久的高兴：
Books are her major source of enjoyment.
书籍是她快乐的主要源泉。
“Was it [ornament] done withenjoyment—was the carver happy while he wasabout it?” (JohnRuskin).
“是带着快乐完成的吗——雕刻工在做工的时候快乐吗?” （约翰·拉斯金）。
Delight and delectation imply keen but sometimes transitorypleasure:
Delight 和delectation意为强烈的但有时是短暂的高兴：
“There is delight insinging” (Walter Savage Landor).
“歌声中体现出一些愉快”（沃尔特·萨维奇·兰道）。
“Certified‘masterpieces’ by deadcomposers, manipulated by charismatic star performers for thedelectation of an increasingly passive and uninquisitiveaudience” (Will Crutchfield).
“由已故作曲家所作的被证明的‘杰作’，由具有超凡魅力的明星演奏家为迎合越来越消极及缺乏好奇心的观众的欢乐而演奏”（威尔·克拉奇菲尔德）。
Joy suggests an intense and especially anecstatic or exultant state; the word is often associated withsharing, self-realization, or high-mindedness:
Joy 暗示强烈的尤其是欣喜若狂或狂喜的状态；这个单词经常与分享、自我实现或品格高尚相关联：
“The deep joy we take in the company of peoplewith whom we have just recently fallen in love isundisguisable” (John Cheever).
“从我们刚刚爱上的一群人中得到的深深的快乐是无法隐藏的”（约翰·奇弗）。
“The rule of joy and the law of duty seem to meall one” (Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.).
“快乐的标准与义务的法则对我来说是同一件事”（“吕·温德尔·霍姆斯）
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