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Peeling Away the Promise of Desire

By Joseph Goldstein — 2019

We may call it different names—peace, or awakening, or enlightenment, even love—but what most of us are looking for is happiness: deep, abiding fulfillment and completion. The problem is that we’re looking for it in the wrong place.

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Laurie Santos, Yale Happiness Professor, on 5 Things That Will Make You Happier

As a professor of psychology at Yale and host of The Happiness Lab podcast, I've spent the last few years teaching simple science-backed tips to improve our well-being. I know the research inside out—but the giant dumpster fire of a year that was 2020 has had me struggling, too.

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Laurie Santos
2020
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You Already Have What You’re Looking For

For Lion’s Roar’s 40th anniversary, we’re looking ahead at Buddhism’s next 40 years. In our March 2019 issue, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche shares what he feels is the most helpful message Buddhism can offer in coming decades.

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Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
2019
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How Can a Buddhist Strive to “Save All Beings” Without Inflating Their Ego?

Instead of believing we are such great people for helping others, we can thank all beings for allowing us to be of service.

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Myokei Caine-Barrett, Rebecca Li, Kakumyo Lowe-Charde
2018
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Three Things I Learned from Teaching Happiness

Emiliana Simon-Thomas shares the key truths about happiness that are most meaningful to learners.

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Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2017
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Happiness Isn’t a Feeling—It’s a Skill that Can Be Learned

For most of my life, I clung to the belief that I wasn’t happy because I “just wasn’t wired that way.”

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Nataly Kogan
2018
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The Joy Audit: How to Have More Fun in 2020

Many of us treat joy like the good china, only warranted on special occasions. Even if we know it is within our reach, we may not see it is within our control.

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Elle Hunt
2020
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Learning to See in the Dark Amid Catastrophe: An Interview with Deep Ecologist Joanna Macy

Joanna Macy discusses politics, the media, activism, and the importance of waking up.

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Dahr Jamail
2017
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