Positive Psychology: ‪The Art of Happiness on LIVING SMART with Patricia Gras‬‏

Saturday, July 23, 2011

‪The Art of Happiness on LIVING SMART with Patricia Gras‬‏ - YouTube

‪The Art of Happiness on LIVING SMART with Patricia Gras‬‏ - YouTube: "

Master Jian Xiao obtained master degrees in MBA and Economics before he was
ordained a Buddhist Monk. He practices Zen Buddhism. He believes by living in
the present moment and practicing total sincerity, one can become a Buddha in
his/her own Pure Land. In America though we are the richest nation on the planet
our degree of happiness is not the highest. Master Xiao can show us how
to defeat day to day depression, anxiety, anger, jealousy and just an ordinary bad mood. He
shows how to ride through lifes obstacles on a deep and abiding source of inner peace.

Positive Psychology given credence by Academia:

Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Commentators on the subject Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, note that:

"The field of positive psychology at the subjective level is about valued subjective experiences: well-being, contentment, and satisfaction (in the past); hope and optimism (for the future); and flow and happiness (in the present).

At the individual level, it is about positive individual traits: the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom.

At the group level, it is about the civic virtues and the institutions that move individuals toward better citizenship: responsibility, nurturance, altruism, civility, moderation,tolerance, and work ethic."