Does meditation bring extreme happiness?

My uncle has been practicing Yoga and studying Buddhism for 40 years, and also teaches classes. He started in the 1970’s, after almost committing suicide due to loosing both of his parents (his mother died and his father killed himself shortly after), and is now the most happy, awe filled person I, or anyone who knows him has ever met. He and I had a deep discussion about meditation last Sunday, and he said that if you take it very seriously and practice every single day for three to five years, something happens. I asked him what happens, and he wouldn’t get too into it, but said that even if he does something as mundane as going outside to throw out the garbage, it feels like he has not been outside in 20 years. He would see a leaf or a stick on the floor, and it’s beauty sends unimaginable feelings of euphoria rushing through him. He also says that occasionally during meditation, he experiences indescribable things that he could not put into words. Has anyone experienced anything like this?

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