Based on the theoretical model set down by Michaël Dambrun and Matthieu Ricard on the distinction between self-centeredness and selflessness, this study proposes findings on how a self-centered psychological functioning only produces fluctuating happiness while a selfless functioning leads to …
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Self-centeredness and selflessness: A theory of self-based psychological functioning and its consequences for happiness, by Michaël Dambrun and Matthieu Ricard, Review of General Psychology 2011, Vol. 15, No. 2
In this paper, Michaël Dambrun and Matthieu Ricard explore a theoretical model according to which authentic-durable happiness is linked to a selfless psychological functioning.
Read moreThe benefits of meditating on impermanence
Even if you are extremely beautiful, you cannot seduce death. If you are very powerful, you cannot hope to influence death. Even being incredibly wealthy cannot buy a few minutes more life. At present we cannot bear the small discomfort …
Read moreWhy do Buddhists venerate the Buddha?
The Buddha is not venerated because devotees see him as a God and worship him, but rather because hes the ultimate teacher, the embodiment of enlightenment. The Sanskrit word Buddha means the awakened one, he who has realized the truth. …
Read moreInner peace is not apathy
Its very important not to confuse serenity and apathy. One of the characteristics of a stable spiritual practice is not to be vulnerable to outer circumstances, whether favorable or unfavorable. The practitioners mind is likened to a mountain that the …
Read moreA Piece of Advice
The thoughts of happiness and suffering, desire and aversion,
Are none else than the clear voidness of mind.
Without modifying whatever arises,
Look at its nature, and it will manifest as great bliss.
Now that you obtained this human existence,…
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