--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rf...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > [snip] > > > What strikes me as uncool is feeling > > that a cool thing attributable to Buddhism must somehow > > be "countered" because it isn't attributable to TM. => > > What strikes 'me' as uncool is your assumption that my > post had anything at all to do either with Buddhism OR > TM. It's simply ANOTHER look at what makes people happy.
And I did not refer to or comment on your post at all. I merely chose it at random as a spring- board from which to reply to this thread. In other words, your post did not even enter my consciousness when making mine. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rflex@> wrote: > > > > > > What Makes Us Happy? > > > > > > "The job isn't conforming, it isn't > > > keeping up with the Jones'. It is playing > > > and working and loving. And loving is > > > probably the most important. > > > > > > Happiness is love. Full stop." > > > > > > > > > For 72 years, researchers at Harvard have been examining this question, > > > following 268 men who entered college in the late 1930s through war, > > > career, marriage and divorce, parenthood and grandparenthood, and old > > > age. Here, for the first time, a journalist gains access to the archive > > > of one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies in history. Its > > > contents, as much literature as science, offer profound insight into the > > > human condition. > > > > > > Atlantic article: > > > http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200906/happiness > > > > > > > > > = = The (Scientific) Pursuit of Happiness > > > > > > The Harvard Study of Adult Development, begun in 1937, has been following > > > the lives of 268 men, from college to death, to learn what makes for a > > > good life. > > > > > > Dr. George Vaillant, a professor at Harvard Medical School, has been the > > > director of the study for 42 years. In this excellent short video from > > > The Atlantic, he discusses lessons he learned about fame, ambition, and > > > happiness along the way. In the end, his expansive empirical studies > > > confirmed what John Lennon told us a few decades ago: > > > > > > "The job isn't conforming, it isn't keeping up with the Jones'. It is > > > playing and working and loving. And loving is probably the most > > > important. Happiness is love. Full stop." > > > > > > Watch video: > > > http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1460906593?bctid=22804415001 > > > > > > http://snipurl.com/qnq2l [link_brightcove_com] > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Dying the cloth of inner happiness. > > > > > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3047291.stm > > > > > > > > "There is something about conscientious Buddhist practice that > > > > results in the kind of happiness we all seek." > > > > > > > > Paul Ekman, > > > > University of California San Francisco Medical Centre > > > > > > > > Buddhists 'really are happier' > > > > > > > > Scientists say they have evidence to show that Buddhists really are > > > > happier and calmer than other people. > > > > > > > > Tests carried out in the United States reveal that areas of their > > > > brain associated with good mood and positive feelings are more active. > > > > > > > > The findings come as another study suggests that Buddhist meditation > > > > can help to calm people. > > > > > > > > Researchers at University of California San Francisco Medical Centre > > > > have found the practise can tame the amygdala, an area of the brain > > > > which is the hub of fear memory. > > > > > > > > They found that experienced Buddhists, who meditate regularly, were > > > > less likely to be shocked, flustered, surprised or as angry compared > > > > to other people. > > > > > > > > Paul Ekman, who carried out the study, said: "The most reasonable > > > > hypothesis is that there is something about conscientious Buddhist > > > > practice that results in the kind of happiness we all seek." > > > > > > > > Brain activity > > > > > > > > In a separate study, scientists at the University of Wisconsin at > > > > Madison used new scanning techniques to examine brain activity in a > > > > group of Buddhists. > > > > > > > > Their tests revealed activity in the left prefrontal lobes of > > > > experienced Buddhist practitioners. > > > > > > > > This area is linked to positive emotions, self-control and temperament. > > > > > > > > Their tests showed this area of the Buddhists' brains are constantly > > > > lit up and not just when they are meditating. > > > > > > > > This, the scientists said, suggests they are more likely to > > > > experience positive emotions and be in good mood. > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > Paul Ekman (born February 15, 1934) is a psychologist who has been a > > > > pioneer in the study of emotions and their relation to facial > > > > expressions. He is considered one of the 100 most eminent > > > > psychologists of the twentieth century.[1] The background of Ekman's > > > > research analyzes the development of human traits and states over > > > > time (Keltner, 2007). The character Cal Lightman of the television > > > > series Lie to Me is loosely based on him and his work. > > > > > > > > > >
