This article explores why lasting happiness cannot depend on temporary objects, achievements, or relationships alone. It explains the Bhagavad Gita’s distinction between the perishable body-mind complex, the imperishable atman, and the Supreme Reality known in Vaishnava traditions as Narayana or Paramatma. The discussion presents moksha, Self-Realization, God-realisation, devotion, surrender, grace, and the guru-shishya tradition in…