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Jun 19, 2019
"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." --Dalai Lama
Happiness is Practice, Not Pleasure
Put aside your preconceptions of happiness and join Krista Tippett with French born Tibetan monk Matthieu Ricard, author of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill. Ricard reframes happiness as not simply a pleasure or sensation to be experienced, but as a skill to be practiced and cultivated. He asks, "What are the inner conditions that foster a genuine sense of flourishing, of fulfillment?"
BE THE CHANGE
Our thoughts come and go - what is one thing you could practice - to cultivate the thoughts that lead to happiness? What are the thoughts that lead to happiness? More ...