Dalai Lama's Theories Of Happiness

Happiness is one of the highest regarded human sentiments in moral philosophy. Most ethical theories take happiness into consideration in some way. The Dalai Lama’s proposal of ethics is no exception, as his ideas are based off the principle of achieving happiness. The Dalai Lama asserts that everyone is the same, in that everyone is a human being who wishes to be happy and avoid suffering. As much as happiness is considered in moral philosophy, there are many different interpretations of what happiness is and how it can be achieved.

Most  religious  leaders  come  to  power  through  elections  or  appointment.          However,  the  leader  of  the  Gelug  school  of  Tibetan  Buddhism,  the  Dalai  Lama,  is  simply  found.          Buddhists  believe  in    reincarnation,    the  idea  that  a  person’s  soul  never  dies  and  is  instead  born  into  a  new  body.          Additionally,    the  death  of  one  Dalai  Lama  spurs  the  quest  for  a  young  person  born  with  that  special  soul. The  search  for  the  fourteenth  Dalai  Lama  began  in  1933,  when  the  previous  Dalai  Lama  died.             At  first,  the  monks  tasked  with  finding  the  reincarnated  Dalai  Lama  didn’t  know  where  to  begin.             The  faithful  waited  several  years  for  a    breakthrough.  Which    came  in  the  form  a  vision.             A  senior  leader  of  the  Gelug  school  saw  a  vivid  picture  in  his  mind  of  a  three- story  monastery  with  a  blue  and    gold  roof,  near    the  monastery  stood  a  small,  humble  house.             Believing  that  the  reincarnated  Dalai  Lama  lived  in  this    home,  three    search  parties  of  monks  quickly  set  off  to  find  it. After  some    time;    one  of  the  search  parties  stumbled  upon  a  house  on  the  outskirts  of  Tibet.             At  first  glance,  the  building  looked  quite  ordinary.             Meanwhile,    a  nearby  path  led  directly  to  a  monastery  that  was  three  stories  tall.             The  monks  were  thrilled  when  they  saw  that  the  monastery  had  a  shining  blue  and  gold  roof.             They  felt  they  were  close  to  finding    there    Dalai  Lama. Disguised  as  servants,  the  monks  introduced    themselfs    to  the  family  who  lived  in  the  house.          To  the  family’s  surprise,  their  two- year- old  son,  Lhamo,  appeared  to  recognize  one  of  the  monks  and  began  speaking  to  him  in  a  language  that  the  boy’s  parents  did  not  understand.          To  the  monks,  this  seemed  like  a  promising  sign.          Still,  they  needed  to  test  Lhamo  to  be    absoluteally    certain  that  they  were  faced  with  the  old  soul  of  their  leader. The  monks  left  the  family’s  home  and  returned  a  few  days  later.                This  time,  they  revealed  their  true    identities  and  brought    a  collection  of  objects  for  Lhamo’s  test.                Some  of  the  objects  had  belonged  the  13th  Dalai  Lama,  while  others  had  not.                When  presented  with  the  collection,  Lhamo    chose    the  previous  Dalai  Lama’s  personal  possessions  without  fail.                The  toddler  even  declared,  “It’s  mine!”  when  selecting  each  item.  1                The  monks  knew  that  they  had  found  the  reincarnation  of  the  Dalai  Lama. In  1940,  Lhamo  was  initiated  as  a  novice  monk.          The  new  Dalai  Lama  received  a  broad  education  in  subjects  like  logic,  philosophy,  and  poetry.          At  the  age  of    fifteen  the  teenager    officially  stepped  up  to  lead  the  Gelug  school.          Since  then,  the  Dalai  Lama    was    a  champion  of  human  and  religious  rights,  standing  tall  in  the  face  of  adversity  and  serving  as  a  spiritual  leader  to  millions  of  people  all  over  the  world.

The Dalai Lama is a profound believer of peace, compassion, love and nonviolence. He is considered by Tibetan Buddhists to be the reincarnation of the Buddha of Compassion and was meant to lead the people. Even though he has had a tough time throughout most of his life time and has struggles to free his homeland from the Chinese occupation he has consistently opposed the use of violence. “He has instead advocated peaceful solutions based upon tolerance and mutual respect in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of his people.” (The Dalai Lama A Simple Path and An Open Heart pp. 800).Dalai Lama, since then, began teaching about the Four Noble Truths, in order to demonstrate that they offer an insightful path to

Happiness and truth are two fundamental principles which are crucial to humanity. These two concepts can refer to a variety of aspects: truth – such as human truths, emotion or love, whereas happiness may refer to one’s passions, experiences which overall bring authenticity to one’s life. Everyone has their own definition of these two aspects since everyone was raised differently and experienced different life situations. People raised in a totalitarian society may have a different definition in comparison to those raised in a democratic society. For the people of the World State from Huxley’s novel “Brave New World”, individuality was extremely looked down upon, therefore the aspect of truth was taken away and replaced with other principles which people believed in, by the cause of their intensely conditioned minds, and their reliance on consumption of soma. Throughout Huxley’s novel, the two principles of happiness and truth were frequently juxtaposed in order to see whether or not the two concepts may cease to coexist. The coexistence of happiness and truth is unachievable in society. Due to the factors of consumption, censorship and the overall dissatisfaction of life upon the discovery of truth, these two principles cannot coincide together.

Someone's reputation often depends on his work, behavior, and achievements. Reputation is the opinion or beliefs that people generally have about a person based on his past. Some people see the Dalai Lama as an evil person and the others see him as a kind and peaceful person. He has a good reputation in the West. However, Chinese people hate him and accuse him of hypocrisy. So the Dalai Lama has two different reputations.

The expression and development of the Buddhist Religious Traditions has been significantly affect by the life teachings and direction of the XIV Dalai Lama. The expression of the faith has been advanced not only by the Dalai Lama’s writings and establishments of Buddhist places of knowledge but perhaps most importantly by the living witness of the man to the teachings of the tradition. This example has allowed for the development and impact on the teachings and worship on individuals. This has also allowed for the development of the faith through the Dalai Lama’s ability to connect Buddhism to the Western world and by him taking the role of representing to the world, The Buddhist tradition and his talks to religious leaders around the world

In the article In Pursuit of Unhappiness is declaring that you can have everything to be happy. My opinion on this is, I think that you don’t have to be happy to live a productive life. You can live a productive life and not be happy.

Throughout the history of mankind, most people are still in search of a joyful lifestyle which goes back from philosophers like Aristotle and Socrates who had theories on how to fulfill human flourishing which is known as happiness. All this thoughts in their minds happened way back in 400 BC. Looking at present, a person like Chris McCandless made a decision to do a hitchhiking journey in order to pursue happiness. Happiness cannot be measured or beneficial but everyone else in the world are seeking to have the feeling of being pleased. Every person knows that they have happiness in them but it's very hard to achieve even though it’s easy to say that anybody can be happy. Just like water or air, it's difficult to grasp in your hand. Through simplistic living, being optimistic, and having content in life is the recipe of a real happiness.

The Dalai Lama has also challenged adherents to accept the fate that is given to them and make the greatest use of their reincarnated form. As a young child he was unable to reject the position of ‘Dalai Lama’ however he has managed to utilise this position to the best advantage and has bettered the world through this. He has pushed for the bettering of the world for both religious and secular societies. His messages of peace, tolerance and the renunciation of the desires of anger and revenge have resonated with people globally.

Lazy fall days, colorful leaves, cooler weather, birds singing, frogs croaking, crickets chirping, relaxing to the sounds of the outdoors. Waves of water crashing upon each other, fishing, telling stories around a campfire, making s’mores, memories with family and friends; this is what happiness is to me. Happiness is in the eye of the beholder, what brings happiness to one person may not bring happiness to another person. When I think of the word happiness, I think of descriptive words like Contentment, enjoyment, satisfaction, delightfulness, something that makes a person smile. I have always looked at the word happiness as a feeling, an action, never have I thought of happiness as an overall affect. However, it is a proven fact, that happiness can affect the over-all health and longevity of human life. Happy people live longer than those that are lonely, stressed, or depressed.

Dalai Lama explain the only way we could pursuit happiness is religion because there are millions different religion to find the right one for each person to help them find what happiness is. John Ciardi's last paragraph tells how happiness is never more than partial and no pure states of mankind. Aristotle tells how to get happiness is through physically and mentally The last person is from a the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day-Saint name Jack H. Goaslind explain what is happiness and how we the people get that feeling.

In The Happiness Hypothesis Jonathan Haidt talks about how our brains work and how best to find happiness with the different ways it works. Haidt describes the different ways a positive and negative person’s brain works and how each can find happiness through various and different methods. He also discusses different aspects of society that can affect our level of happiness. All of these things can be considered to find the best way to raise your level of happiness.

Based on Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi “Happiness Revisited” People have many different points of view about how to achieve happiness, it can be based on the type of life one is having, an experience, a way of living, culture, and religion. Happiness can be defined in many ways but happiness is not something we find or get just by magic. In “Happiness Revisited” by Csikszentmihalyi, the author emphasizes that “It is by being fully involved with every detail of our lives, whether good or bad, that we find happiness, not by trying to look for it directly.” And just as he stays that happiness is when someone is involved in everything that happens in live either good or bad, one example that I think Csikszentmihalyi will describe as an optimal experience

When you hear the word happiness, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Do you think of material possessions like designer clothes and accessories, the newest iPhone with the highest possible storage capacity, or a shiny red supercar? Do you think the amount of money you have or your current financial status has an effect on how happy you are? Plenty of college students, myself included, would associate happiness with possessing items like these or just having a lot of money in general. In today’s society, one common belief about social class is that the richer and more money or things that one has, the happier this will make them. This belief is reinforced by countless advertisements we see and hear everywhere, whether that be on

First and foremost comes Dalai Lama’s idea toward how to pursue a happy life. In Chapter 8 of The Art of Happiness, “Facing Suffering,” Dalai Lama argues that suffering is an inherent part of human life, and that accepting that suffering is both natural and unavoidable will help us to tolerate adversity and eventually work to remove the causes of suffering: “Our attitude towards suffering becomes very