Pursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way

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Why Wisdom and MentalPurity are IndispensableThis is not to downgrade, but to upgrade theimportance of Wisdom and Mental Purity.For what this really demonstrates is that True(Sustainable) Happiness is certainly not possibleunless it is grounded on a proper understandingof the nature of actuality (= Wisdom) and thecultivation, to the highest level, of Mental Purity.Professor Karunadasa’s public lecture onPursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way80 4/13/2013
Where HappinessConsummates Happiness itself came to be described by theBuddha as:“Happiness has Nibbāna (Nirvāṇa) as itsConsummation.”(Nibbāna-paramaṃ sukhaṃ) [Dhammapada]Professor Karunadasa’s public lecture onPursuit of Happiness: The Buddhist Way81 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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What is the most effective antidote
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This is how, the Buddha says,one sh
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Happiness through the Four Sublime
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Happiness through the Four Sublime
Page 30 and 31: How can we laymen, we who are notmo
Page 32 and 33: Another Buddhist discourse says: If
Page 34 and 35: Health and Happiness“Among all ga
Page 36 and 37: In response to this request, the Bu
Page 38 and 39: The wealth earned by a householderh
Page 40 and 41: There are six evil consequenceswhen
Page 42 and 43: Causes of Downfall (parābhava)1)
Page 44 and 45: Happiness through Family Life1) Fil
Page 46 and 47: Parents’ Duties to the Children T
Page 48 and 49: Wife’s Duties to her Husband The
Page 50 and 51: Friends’ and Associates’Duties
Page 52 and 53: The Servants’ and Employees’Dut
Page 54 and 55: The Four Winning Ways(continue)Sinc
Page 56 and 57: Many Levels of Happiness The very f
Page 58 and 59: Many Levels of Happiness(continue)1
Page 60 and 61: Evaluation of Happiness1) Since the
Page 62 and 63: Happiness-MotivationAn important mo
Page 64 and 65: The Path to be Trodden with Joy1) A
Page 66 and 67: Historical EvidenceAs a matter of f
Page 68 and 69: From Happiness to the Highest Happi
Page 70 and 71: Did the Buddha penetrate the Trutho
Page 72 and 73: What prevents us from achievingthe
Page 74 and 75: Views as the Cause of Suffering1) T
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Page 78 and 79: The Be-all and End-all ofWhat the B
Page 82 and 83: EPILOGUEHappiness is the only thing
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