Happiness

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Happiness

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There is reportedly a ‘Great UNHAPPINESS Epidemic’ plaguing much of the world.   In the attempt at a solution, the most common go-to, both within psychiatry and medicine as well as by those who ‘self-medicate’ with legal or illegal drugs, alcohol, and other psychotropic substances. This is referred to as a chemical solution.   But what if the unhappiness and depression we experience is NOT a mental illness?  What if it is just the natural reaction to seeking happiness where it cannot actually be found?  Then there is nothing to ‘cure’.  It would mean we need to seek happiness somewhere else.  This is the inward journey – the spiritual quest.

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Happiness & The Chemical Solution
Happiness & the Chemical Solution

March 3, 2019

The theme for this month’s series of talks is Happiness. There is a reported ‘Great UNHAPPINESS Epidemic’. In the attempt at a solution, the most common go-to, both within psychiatry and medicine as well as by those who ‘self-medicate’ with…
42 min 1 of 5 in Series
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Happiness – Material Vs Spiritual
Happiness - Material vs Spiritual

March 10, 2019

This is a continuation of the Happiness theme for the month. Here we examine the nature of sensory pleasures and how and why they cannot deliver actual happiness. In fact, one can be heavily engaged in sensory pleasures of all…
37 min 2 of 5 in Series
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Happiness & The Joy Of Giving
Happiness & the Joy of Giving

March 17, 2019

This is a continuation of the Happiness series. We have previously discussed how selfishness leads to unhappiness and how empathy is a symptom of spiritual growth. We briefly examine this truth in light of the massacre of innocent people at…
39 min 3 of 5 in Series
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Love As The Highest Happiness
Love as the highest Happiness

March 24, 2019

This is a continuation of the ‘Happiness’ series of talks. The craving of the living being for love (to love and to be loved) is, in its’ original form, a spiritual desire emanating from the true self (atma), the soul…
40 min 4 of 5 in Series
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Happiness And The Spiritual Journey
Happiness and the Spiritual Journey

March 31, 2019

This is the concluding talk in the ‘Happiness’ series. We examine why and how the spiritual journey produces great joy. The foundation for this undertaking is knowledge of my spiritual identity as being separate from the temporary identities I assume…
36 min 5 of 5 in Series
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