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Interview: Daniel Gilbert

By Eric Jaffe — 2007

What will make you happy? A social scientist explains why it’s so hard to predict

Read on www.smithsonianmag.com

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Ask the Teachers: Is Happiness Really the Central Goal of Buddhist Practice?

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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