Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way

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What prevents us from achievingthe Highest Level of Happiness?1) Is it the nature of the world, or is it our perspectiveson the nature of the world?2) It is not the nature of the world. Rather, it is ourperspectives on the nature of the world, or howwe look at the nature of the world, that preventsus from realizing the Highest Level of Happiness.Professor Karunadasa’s public lecture onPursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way72 4/13/2013
The Three Signs of SentientExistenceAccording to Buddhism, impermanence (anicca),suffering (dukkha), and self-less-ness (anatta) arethe three characteristics of the nature of the world,the world of experience. The correct understandingof these three characteristics is the liberatingknowledge, the knowledge that liberates us fromall suffering.Professor Karunadasa’s public lecture onPursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way73 4/13/2013
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Professor Karunadasa’s public lec
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What, then, is happiness?How can we
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Morality and Happiness(continue)Bud
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Happiness and Psychology - IITheref
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How can we be truly happy?How can w
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The Cognitive Process(continue)If t
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The Cognitive Process:The Three Sta
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Happiness and Mindfulness(continue)
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Of these three poisons,what is the
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The Wretchedness of Anger1. “When
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Page 26 and 27: Happiness through the Four Sublime
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Page 42 and 43: Causes of Downfall (parābhava)1)
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Page 46 and 47: Parents’ Duties to the Children T
Page 48 and 49: Wife’s Duties to her Husband The
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Page 78 and 79: The Be-all and End-all ofWhat the B
Page 80 and 81: Why Wisdom and MentalPurity are Ind
Page 82 and 83: EPILOGUEHappiness is the only thing
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