Via Daily Dharma: What Is Happiness

 

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What Is Happiness The search for happiness is not about looking at life through rose-colored glasses or blinding oneself to the pain and imperfections of the world. Nor is happiness a state of exaltation to be perpetuated at all costs; it is the purging of mental toxins such as hatred and obsession that literally poison the mind. Matthieu Ricard, “A Way of Being” CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE

A Few Words About Silence By Larry Rosenberg In an excerpt from his forthcoming book, IMS teacher Larry Rosenberg expounds on how to bring more stillness into our everyday lives. Read more » Forever a Student Sarah Ruhl in conversation with James Shaheen In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen sits down with playwright Sarah Ruhl to discuss the teachers and tasks that have helped her learn how to listen, what it means to look at grief sideways, whether devotion is teachable, and why she aspires to always be a student. Listen now »