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| Offers us meaning and purpose of life. It helps discover new passions, generate curiosity, builds strong coping skill and emotional resources. Tolerate risks and and anxiety, keeps us healthy mentally and physically. | | Offers us meaning and purpose of life. It helps discover new passions, generate curiosity, builds strong coping skill and emotional resources. Tolerate risks and and anxiety, keeps us healthy mentally and physically. |
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| Why important to study happiness scientifically? | | Why important to study happiness scientifically? |
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| Appreciation for life as a whole that determines life satisfaction (subjective wellbeing) | | Appreciation for life as a whole that determines life satisfaction (subjective wellbeing) |
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− | == Components and Philosophies of happiness == | + | == Components and Indian Philosophies of happiness == |
| Life over career, Context (life experience) over content, attitude (creates a mindset to meet someone, face fears, for overcoming troubles and progressing) over aptitude and choice (helps experience the myriad shades of emotions not just happiness) over compulsion. | | Life over career, Context (life experience) over content, attitude (creates a mindset to meet someone, face fears, for overcoming troubles and progressing) over aptitude and choice (helps experience the myriad shades of emotions not just happiness) over compulsion. |
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| # satisfaction with life | | # satisfaction with life |
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| # quality of life | | # quality of life |
| # optimism | | # optimism |
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− | Indian texts such as Upanishads on the other hand give a suggestion to the seeker to look within. They encourage reaching the state of Ananda through spiritual practices or mental exercises which are within the control of the individual rather than the external forces which are not under his or her control.<ref name=":1" /> | + | Indian texts such as Upanishads, on the other hand, give a suggestion and a way to the seeker to look within. They encourage reaching the state of Ananda through spiritual practices or mental exercises which are within the control of the individual rather than the external forces which are not under his or her control.<ref name=":1" /> |
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| == Happiness and Psychology == | | == Happiness and Psychology == |