Positive Psychology: Jiddu Krishnamurti, The Awakening of the Mind, 1975

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Jiddu Krishnamurti, The Awakening of the Mind, 1975

Loneliness is the characteristic of a mind that does not depend psychologically on anyone else, which is not related to anyone, and that does not mean that it is without love - love being anything other than attachment.

Jiddu Krishnamurti, The Awakening of the Mind, 1975

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."