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Buddha face carved into Bodhi tree - Awakened Buddhahood: The Ultimate State of Happiness

HAPPINESS VS. SUFFERING: From a Buddhist perspective, are they really opposites?

Contributor·May 7, 2026
I’ll see if I can help unpack this essential topic, although it’s very difficult and I’m not sure I’ll do...
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MINDFUL BEAUTY: How to overflow the happiness jar of your life

Kunal Mehra·July 7, 2025
Imagine life as a jar you want to fill with fruits. I’d guess that the number one fruit you’d want...
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IS HAPPINESS DEAD?: Seeking emotional stability may bring more satisfaction

Melissa Simic·August 23, 2023
Mindfulness is a proven mechanism for emotional stability and is becoming more popular than the long-sought-after ideal happiness everyone dreams...
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A MIRAGE CALLED HAPPINESS: Life is a journey, not a destination

Emily L Quint Freeman·February 3, 2022
Decades ago, I signed up for a nature trip to the Farallons, a chain of rocky offshore islands and sea...
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LIVE YOUR FULL POTENTIAL: My life got better when I started asking for more

Elizabeth Gordon·February 1, 2022
Six months ago, I was so depressed that there were days I would sob endlessly. I was pissed, frustrated, down...
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A HAPPY PERSON IS A HEALTHY PERSON: How happiness promotes good physical health

John Peterson·October 25, 2020
The word “happiness” is a broad term. It describes the different experiences of highly positive emotions such as satisfaction, contentment...
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LIVE IN THE MOMENT: How mindfulness can lead to a calmer, happier and healthier you

Siobhan Searle·July 18, 2020
Let’s face it, life is stressful. On a daily basis, we are pulled in multiple directions and constantly fight against...
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LITTLE PIECES OF HAPPY: How to stay sane and happy in a hectic and chaotic life

Sam Macler·January 8, 2020
Sometimes, the thought of huge city buildings, constant traffic and people everywhere stresses me out a lot. It’s so easy...
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BOOST YOUR HAPPINESS: 7 small but life-changing shifts to make

Nisha Baghadia·September 3, 2019
Have you ever wished for a magic wand that could make all your stress and worries disappear with a single...
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BECOME FULLY PRESENT: A break from social media stops us from comparing

Jacqueline de Vertueil·May 16, 2019
An island girl living in Canada, what could possibly go wrong? Well, let’s talk about the elephant in all Canadian...
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SHE LOVES DAISIES: A portrait of my mother

Rebecca Shea·May 12, 2019
As another Mother’s Day passes, I am once again left reflecting on the things that make my mother unique, the...
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COURAGE FREEDOM HAPPINESS: Life Hacks from a Digital Nomad [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·January 7, 2019
COURAGE FREEDOM HAPPINESS: Life Hacks from a Digital Nomad Janet Rouss [Innovation Network Inc., 200 pages] Courage Freedom Happiness: Life...
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LOG OUT OF FACEBOOK: Lessons from a social media experiment

Contributing Writer·June 12, 2018
A few months ago, I joined an experiment called 99 Days of Freedom. This online study came about as a...
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TOGETHERNESS: Savouring the hygge in our lives

Angela Ward·April 30, 2018
When I started my minimalist journey, I first came across the art of decluttering, followed by mindfulness and meditation. And...
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FAST-PACED AND FRENETIC: 7 signs you may be too busy to find happiness

Contributor·March 29, 2018
We all desire to be happy. However, in the race of life, we’re all so busy competing for a position...
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MY PATH TO PEACE: Embracing a lifestyle of simplicity and neutrality

Contributing Writer·January 7, 2018
In India, Saturn is a dreaded planet, for it’s capable of bringing obstacles and misery. They fear the arrival of...
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GOING DOWN UNDER AND COMING BACK UP: A re-entry revelation after some time abroad [Part 3 of 3]

Max Reif·October 28, 2017
[su_panel background=”#d5c38b” color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”]It could be a little poem in the Tao Te Ching:...
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THE HAPPINESS CHALLENGE: We can’t choose happiness, but we can help it choose us

Contributor·September 22, 2017
Publisher’s note Author and Facebook sensation Scott Stabile’s parents were murdered when he was 14. Nine years later, his brother...
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PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: We can simply choose to be happy

Jack Surguy·July 18, 2017
In our Psychological & Spiritual Therapy column, therapist Jack Surguy is offering professional advice to The Mindful Word readers for...
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SEVEN DAYS AWAY FROM MY LIFE: A week of meditative self-discovery at Esalen Institute

Josh Jones·February 13, 2017
A vacation from distractions I recently decided to spend the holidays away from my life. I packed my things and...
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THE HUMAN CONNECTION: Why community matters in an increasingly disconnected world

Melissa Bates·February 6, 2017
Surrounded by others yet alone We live in a very busy world. Too often, I find myself caught up in...
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LAUGHTER YOGA: Building connections one belly laugh at a time

Contributing Writer·September 13, 2016
I guess that you would have called me a joyous child. At any often seemingly random moment I would burst...
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NEW BEGINNING QUOTES: 25 lines that’ll encourage you to make a fresh start

Jelin Philip·August 19, 2016
Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet? – L.M. Montgomery...
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WHOSE MIND IS IT ANYWAY?: Get out of your head and into your life [book review]

Erica Roberts·June 26, 2016
WHOSE MIND IS IT ANYWAY?: Get out of your head and into your life Lisa Esile, Franco Esile [TarcherPerigee, 178...
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