- Bliss
Bliss can be a state of profound spiritual satisfaction, happiness or joy, often associated with religious ideas of the afterlife.
Bliss is also a natural, neurophysiological experience, potentially cultivatable, for which the drug
Ecstasy (MDMA) serves as a reference experience.In many philosophical systems, including some forms of
Shaivite Hinduism ,hedonism ,Epicureanism and theKrishna Consciousness movement, a state of bliss (eithersubjective orobjective ) is seen as a major state of being which can only be reached through the moment itself.This state is also reffered to as enlightenment The word "bliss" is often used as a translation for the Sanskrit term
Ananda .A great many references to "bliss" exist in popular culture.
The word "Bliss" can also refer to the following:
Music
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Arthur Bliss , composer
*Bliss (Band) , the soul-pop group featuring Rachel Morrison [ [http://www.love-song.co.uk/bliss/band_members.htm Bliss Band Members Page ] ]
* "Bliss" (Psychic TV song), a song by the English rock bandPsychic TV
* "Bliss" (Muse song), a song by the English rock band Muse
* "Bliss" (Tori Amos song), a song by Tori Amos
* "Bliss" (Mariah Carey song), a song on Mariah Carey's "Rainbow" album
* "Bliss" (Paul Gilbert song), a song on Paul Gilbert's "Burning Organ" album
* "BLISS" (album), an album by Nikki Webster
* "Bliss" (12 Rods album) (1993), by indie rock band 12 Rods
* "Bliss" (Vanessa Paradis album) (2000), by French pop singer Vanessa Paradis
* "Bliss" (Doug Anthony All Stars), an early recording by theDoug Anthony All Stars
* "The Bliss Album...? ", an album by PM Dawn
* Bliss, Alternative/Grunge/Experimental Band from Harrow
*Bliss (Birdbrain album) 1995 debut album by post-grunge band Birdbrain.
*Bliss (Still Remains song) , a song off Still Remains' Of Love and Lunacy album.
*Right into the Bliss , a song by Katatonia
* Bliss (I Don't Wanna Know) Song by Hinder
*Bliss (Miranda Sykes album) an album by British folk singer and double bass player, Miranda Sykes.
* "Ignorance is Bliss" by JellyFish.Comics
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Bliss (Wildstorm) , a Wildstorm comic book character
*Bliss (Starman) , an incubus who appeared in the DC Comics series "Starman"
*Bliss (Morlocks) , a member of the Marvel Comics mutant group The Morlocks
* "Bliss" (cartoon), a syndicated cartoon produced byHarry Bliss Film
* "Bliss" (1917 film), starring
Harold Lloyd
* "Bliss" (1985 film), directed by Ray Lawrence, adapted from the Peter Carey novel
* "Bliss" (1997 film), starringTerrance Stamp ,Sheryl Lee andCraig Sheffer
* "Bliss" (2006 film), aka "Fu Sheng", a Chinese film produced byFruit Chan
* "Bliss" (2007 film), aka "Mutluluk", directed byAbdullah Oğuz , adapted from theZülfü Livaneli novelTelevision
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Bliss (TV channel) , a British music television channel playing classic hits
* "Bliss" (TV series), a Canadian produced dramatic television series that ran from 2002 to 2004
* "Bliss" ("Voyager" episode), an episode from the fifth season of "Star Trek: Voyager"
*Dee Bliss , a fictional character on the Australian soap "Neighbours"
*Carrie Bliss , a fictional character on TBSs "Saved by the Bell"-teacherIgnorance Is BlissComputer science
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BLISS (programming language) , a system programming language developed at Carnegie Mellon University
* "Bliss" (game), a 2005 adult computer game
*Bliss (image) , a computer wallpaper included with Microsoft Windows XP
*Bliss (virus) , a computer virus that infects GNU/Linux systems
* [http://bliss.bilkent.edu.tr BLISS (Computer Program)] , a library automation software created by [http://www.bilkent.edu.tr Bilkent University]Geography
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Bliss, California , USA
*Bliss, Idaho , USA
*Bliss Corner, Massachusetts , USA
*Bliss Township, Michigan , USA
*Fort Bliss, Texas , USA
*Bliss Street , Beirut, LebanonPeople
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Arthur Bliss , a British composer
*Caroline Bliss , British actress
*Charles K. Bliss , inventor of Blissymbols
*Cornelius Newton Bliss , US merchant and politician
*Daniel Bliss , the founder of AUB, theAmerican University of Beirut
*Douglas Percy Bliss , 20th century Scottish painter
*Duane Leroy Bliss , 19th century Nevada, USA industrialist
* George Bliss, 19th century US Congressman
*Gilbert Ames Bliss , US mathematician
*Harry Bliss , US cartoonist
*Henry E. Bliss , US librarian
*Mike Bliss , US NASCAR driver
*Nathaniel Bliss , 18th century English astronomer
*Philemon Bliss , 19th century US Congressman & jurist
*Philip P. Bliss (1838-1876), American hymn lyricist and composer
*Raymond W. Bliss , Major General US Army, Surgeon General 1947-1951
*Tasker H. Bliss , early 20th century U.S. Army officer
*William Dwight Porter Bliss , American religious leader and activist
*William Henry Bliss , English scholar
*William Wallace Smith Bliss , U.S. Army OfficerCompanies
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Bliss (Spa) , Spa and retail product companyOther
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Blissymbols , an Integrated Pictographic Language System for international communication, currently used by people with language-related disabilitie
* Bliss, UK Teen Magazine
* [http://www.blissmagazine.net Bliss Magazine] , Washington DC based Womens Magazine
* Bliss- THE RULER OF THE WORLD!
* Bliss - A Short Story by Katherine MansfieldReferences
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