
Happiness

Meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg discusses how our yearning for happiness can support us in our journey toward freedom—and why we tend to search for it in the wrong places.

Robert Waldinger, Director of the Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, on What Makes a Good Life
The psychiatrist and Zen priest discusses the importance of sangha and how our relational needs shift as we grow older.

Teachings Meditation Month 2023
A Satisfying State of Happiness
How tranquility supports meditation practice and ultimately leads to a deeper sense of contentment and peace

Teachings Meditation Month 2023
How Samadhi Can Lead to Inner Happiness
A well-connected mind doesn’t just lead to insight but an inwardly generated delight that we should pursue and enjoy, says meditation teacher Christina Feldman.

Meditation Meditation Month 2022
Meditation Month 2022: Wishing Happiness for All Beings
Week 3 of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s guided meditation videos

Meditation Meditation Month 2022
Living Your Real Best Life
A practice for true contentment, abiding happiness, and deep appreciation for what you have and who you are.

Meditation Meditation Month 2022
Meditation Month 2022: A Good Place to Start
Week 1 of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s guided meditation videos

Teaching Happiness
Bhutanese film Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom offers a Buddhist lesson in true fulfillment.

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