happiness - Posts

No one likes to suffer; but suffering is often the portal to a richer life.

For most of human history, we shared a strong belief in the supernatural. This anchored our spiritual life and helped us answer some of lives most pai...

There are two meanings we generally assign to the word slack. First, we can understand it as a form of laziness or being negligent. If we say a compan...

I've discussed a number of practices that may aid in the path to enlightenment. Each of these, I believe is valuable and worthwhile to pursue; however...

I have already written about a practice centred on the powerful emotion of compassion. However, today I came across an interesting variation of a prac...

I have recently been asked what goals I have for my life. I think I am someone who deeply cares about leading a purposeful life and the very purpose o...

I am currently reading the book 'Happiness' by Matthieu Ricard and a small exercise is presented at the end of the first chapter. The exercise is to t...

> Look within; within is the fountain of all good. Marcus Aurelius We often go about our lives in a robot-like way. We do what is prescribed by our ...

Ornaments are an important part of nature. Flowers use them to attract bees. Birds use them to attract mates. Frogs use them as protection from predat...

One of the marks of an expert is the knowledge of vocabulary within a specific domain and the ability to apply this vocabulary effectively and precise...