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Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: The Buddha

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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How the Buddha Comes to Understand That Life Is Full of Unavoidable Disappointment and Suffering

Buddhism is a vast subject, but i really wanted to lezer in on one aspect in particular. How the buddha came to understand that life is full of unavoidable disappointment and suffering. I'm interested in why particular figures can both inspire and profoundly unnerve people by being too good. We think he lived between te the sixth century b c and the fourth century b c e. He was born in limbidi, which is now modern day na pal....

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