Pleasures conceived in the world of the senses have a beginning and an end and give birth to misery, Arjuna. The wise do not look for happiness in them. But those who overcome the impulses of lust and anger which arise in the body are made whole and live in joy. They find their joy, their rest and their light completely within themselves. United with the Lord, they attain Nirvana in Brahman.
..............THE BAGHAVAD GITA