The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Sikhism and Daily Habits

Apr 3, 2023

31:02

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The Importance of Happiness

02:43

Introducing How to Be Fine podcast and The Light We Give book

00:51

Introduction

2min

The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life

2min

The Importance of Practice

4min

The Power of the Moment

3min

How to Prioritize Your Life

3min

Setting Fire to Practices That Take You Away From Your Goals

3min

How to Be Fine: A Look at the Mismatch Between Intention and Reality

4min

The Importance of Serving Others

3min

The Importance of Seeing Humanity in Strangers

3min

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The Power of Seeing People for Who They Are

2min

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This Idea of the Lantern Story

5min

Following 9/11, Simran Jeet Singh's Sikh family in Texas was subjected to extreme racist abuse. And yet, Simran's father chose to look on the bright side and offer thanks instead for the acts of kindness friends and neighbors showed them. How was such optimism possible?

Simran - author of The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life - explains how practicing positive habits and living by our values as often as we can will really help when a crisis arises.

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