When you hear the phrase, “theologies of happiness,” what comes to mind? We seek happiness in many different ways, and the various approaches can be grouped into three broader categories: Having: pursuit of pleasure, wealth, security, success. Doing: pursuit of achievement, growth, creativity, service. Being: pursuit of virtue, spirituality, wisdom, loving relationships. However, the world's …
Ancient philosophical traditions on living well
Few questions have occupied human beings more persistently than the question of the nature and source of happiness. Across the ancient world, philosophers, sages, and spiritual teachers sought to understand what constitutes a good life and how human beings might attain lasting fulfilment. Although these traditions emerged independently in Greece, Rome, China, India, and the …
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