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Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: The Buddha

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

CHAPTER

The Mind Isn't Designed to Bring Us Happiness, Right?

The mind isn't designed to bring us happiness that's not high on natural selections agenda. Understanding that is the beginning of seeking, you know, a more enduring kind of happiness. The first couple of days were total hell. I just could not folcs on my breath. And by the end of the week, my consciousness was completely transformed. It was like magical. i member, just the sheer beauty of things was amazing....

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