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Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam

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By A. Helwa — 2020

Written with care and precision, this book is an inspiring guide toward the hidden meaning of the Quran through passion and joy.

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Happiness and the Pursuit of Happiness - The Islamic Perspective

Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr offers an academic address on the meaning and measure of happiness in the Islamic tradition followed by a panel discussion with Vincent Cornell and Scott Kugle.

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Seyyed Hossein Nasr
2010
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Choose Enjoyment Over Pleasure

Pleasure can be a boon or a burden, depending on our relationship to it. It can leaven laborious days, or lead us to waste them. The pleasures of a mild stimulant such as caffeine can be harmless or even beneficial, but the pleasures of amphetamines can be deadly.

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Arthur C. Brooks
2022
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Blueprint for the Black Joy Era | Jazmine “Da K.O.S.” Walker and Amber Phillips | TEDxRVA

Washington, D.C. based reproductive justice organizers, political commentators, and media makers, Amber J. Phillips and Jazmine Walker are the co-hosts and creators of the weekly podcast, The Black Joy Mixtape.

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2017
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Miracle Jones: The Radical, Revolutionary Resilience of Black Joy | TED

In the face of trauma, happiness is resilience: a revolutionary act of thriving despite all odds, rather than wilting or surrendering.

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2021
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110 - How to Be Sad with Best-Selling Author Helen Russell

Helen Russell is a journalist, author, and happiness researcher. Some of the things she talks about in this episode are the benefits of happiness, the strategies we should stop using when we feel sad, and the coping skills that can help us embrace the sadness so we can ultimately grow happier.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2021
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The Happiness Equation | Neil Pasricha | Talks at Google

What’s the formula for a happy life? Neil Pasricha is a Harvard MBA, a Walmart executive, a New York Times–bestselling author, and a husband and dad. After selling more than a million copies of his Book of Awesome series, he now shifts his focus from observation to application.

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Neil Pasricha
2016
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Neil Pasricha: The 3 A’s of Awesome

Neil Pasricha's blog 1000 Awesome Things savors life's simple pleasures, from free refills to clean sheets. In this heartfelt talk from TEDxToronto, he reveals the 3 secrets (all starting with A) to leading a life that's truly awesome.

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Neil Pasricha
2011
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FindCenter Quotes ImageThere is a kind of happiness and wonder that makes you serious. It is too good to waste on jokes.

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C. S. Lewis
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Joy: Evidence of the Divine

What is happiness, and is it achievable? Moreover, is the pursuit of happiness really where we ought to be putting our efforts, or as people of faith and morals, are there other more virtuous pursuits that we should be pursuing?

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Rev. Rebecca Bryan
2019
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Happy Hour: Empathetic Joy for All Beings

Dharma talk live streaming from the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.

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Nikki Mirghafori
2021
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