There are three types of spiritual joy (sukha) in Kashmir Shaivism: sattvic sukha, rajas sukha, and tamas sukha. In this excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, by Swami Lakshmanjoo, chapter 18, verse 36-37, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains sukha of sattvic [kind] and how this joy seems poisonous in the beginning.
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सुखं तविदानीं तरिविधं शृणु मे भरतरषभ ।
अभयासादरमते यतर दुःखानतं च नियचछति ॥॥
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