Happiness HQ

Your guide to theories and resources for finding happiness
meaning of life, meaning in life, karma

Most people don't realize that happiness isn't actually one thing. It's a category. It includes a large number of different feelings and a few goals – and all those different feelings can be found by doing different things. The equanimity that comes with meditating is very different from the satisfaction of getting ahead at work or the thrill of skydiving.

As a result of the complexity and diversity of the stuff that makes people happy, there are a number of different schools of thought about how to achieve the best kinds.

If you click the links on this page, you'll find descriptions of the approaches to happiness current in our society today.

 

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Pages still under construction:

 

  • Nature
  • Meditation and Transcendental Religions
  • Western Religions
  • Positive Psychology
  • Gratitude
  • Human Connections