By Matthieu Ricard — 2011
In this essay, I discuss what enduring happiness means according to the Buddhist perspective and the ways in which the Dalai Lama embodies this enduring happiness.
Read on www.internationaljournalofwellbeing.org
CLEAR ALL
A discussion of the philosophy of happiness in life can be seen as an examination of the very nature of happiness and what it means for the universe.
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