While bliss is guaranteed, it’s not always immediate. You may need some clearings first, before you can find the bliss. It’s like looking for the sunrise when you have the drapes closed. There needs to be some inner opening first. Baba said, “When the bliss of the Self arises from within…” This means that bliss is an attainment. In the beginning it may feel like peace, or contentment, or simply like…

— Gurudevi Nirmalananda

From Gurudevi’s full discourse “Opening The Inner Door“