By Olga Khazan — 2019
The ancient Eastern religion is helping Westerners with very modern mental-health problems.
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Once you begin meditating daily, life as you knew it will begin to take on some interesting twists and turns.
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Question: Buddhist teachers, including the Dalai Lama, often speak of happiness as a goal (if not the goal) of Buddhist practice. I don’t begrudge anyone happiness, but making it so central to spiritual life feels self-serving. Am I misunderstanding what’s meant by “happiness”?
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