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The world's happiest man

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:23:56 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: very nice site, this!

We're not just claiming that title based on the fact that Ricard is never seen without a smile, or that monks are generally a pretty beatific bunch – he's got science on his side, too. In 2004, researchers at University of Wisconsin conducted a study on the brain patterns of hundreds of volunteers from different walks of life. The bell curve of the MRI measurements fell between +0.3 (a Sylvia Plath acolyte, no doubt) to -0.3 (Richard Simmons, perhaps?). But Ricard alone achieved an astonishing score of -0.45 – a level of joy so far above the others that his score was nearly off the chart.

"The mind is malleable," Ricard told The Independent. "Our life can be greatly transformed by even a minimal change in how we manage our thoughts and perceive and interpret the world. Happiness is a skill. It requires effort and time."

In his new book, Happiness, Ricard serves as your own personal cross-trainer in the art of happiness, with advice on meditative exercises

itiswhatitis

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:13:47 GMT

clipped by: jillkap

Clip Source: itiswhatitis-sjc.blogspot.com

Daily tips, tricks, thoughts and ideas about life, family, organization, cleaning, early childhood education, creating, party planning, holidays and many other fascinating topics from a Stay at Home Mom who loves to create, organize and inspire while on a quest for leading a life filled with happiness and style and let go of perfection!

Most beautiful words in the English language

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:43:13 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee

Clip Source: www.listology.com

by diaskeaus

adumbrate To very gently suggest.

aestivate To summer, to spend the summer.

amaryllis Bulbous plants which have large red or pink flowers.

asphodel Plants having white, pink, or yellow flowers in elongated clusters.

beatific Befitting an angel or saint.

blandiloquent Beautiful and flattering.

bliss

blossom

bubble

champagne An effervescent wine.

cherish

chimes

cozy

cute

cynosure A focal point of admiration.

delicacy

destiny

effervescent Bubbly.

elysium Any place or state of perfect happiness; paradise.

enthusiasm

epiphany A sudden revelation.

eternity

extravaganza

fantastic

felicitous Pleasing.

fragile Very, very delicate.

galaxy

giggle

glamour Beauty.

gossamer The finest piece of thread, a spider's silk.

grace

gracious

hilarious

home

hush

imbue To infuse, instill.

lagniappe A gift given to a customer for their patronage.

languor Listlessness, inactivity.

laughter The response to something funny.

lithe Slender and flexible.

lollipop

lovely

love

luminous

melody

moment

mother

murmuring

nobility

oeuvre A work.

"Oming" in on Happiness

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:07:06 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Compassion for others? Doesn't sound like a bad idea at all!

Clip Source: www.dailygalaxy.com

Researchers Say Ancient Tibetan Practice May Improve Health & Happiness

Data from a new Emory University study suggests that individuals who engage in “compassion meditation” based on a thousand-year-old Tibetan Buddhist mind-training practice (called "lojong" in Tibetan), appears to effectively reduce the inflammatory and behavioral responses to stress that have been linked to depression and a number of physical illnesses. The practice revolves around fostering a sense of heightened compassion for others.

"Our findings suggest that meditation practices designed to foster compassion may impact physiological pathways that are modulated by stress and are relevant to disease," explains Charles L. Raison, MD, a lead author on the study.

The study focused on the effect of compassion meditation on inflammatory, neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to psychosocial stress, and evaluated the degree to which engagement in meditation practice influenced stress reactivity.

Think 1

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:40:22 GMT

clipped by: Vanshika

Clip Source: www.nidokidos.org

NEVER CRY FOR ANY RELATION IN LIFE

BECAUSE FOR THE ONE WHOM YOU CRY

DOES NOT DESERVE YOUR TEARS

AND THE ONE WHO DESERVES

WILL NEVER LET YOU CRY.................

TREAT EVERYONE WITH POLITENESS

EVEN THOSE WHO ARE RUDE TO YOU,

NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT NICE

BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE NICE..............

NEVER SEARCH YOUR HAPPINESS

IN OTHERS

WHICH WILL MAKE YOU

FEEL ALONE,

RATHER SEARCH IT IN YOURSELF

YOU WILL FEEL HAPPY

EVEN IF YOU ARE LEFT ALONE...........

ALWAYS HAVE

A POSITIVE ATTITUDE IN LIFE.

THERE IS SOMETHING POSITIVE

IN EVERY PERSON.

EVEN A STOPPED WATCH IS RIGHT

TWICE A DAY..........................

HAPPINESS ALWAYS LOOKS SMALL

WHEN WE HOLD IT IN OUR HANDS.

BUT WHEN WE LEARN TO

SHARE IT,

WE REALIZE HOW BIG AND PRECIOUS IT IS!...

The man who reads dictionaries

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:28:45 GMT

clipped by: fraynelson

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

"I've always enjoyed reading dictionaries and they are far more interesting than people give them credit for. And I think everything you find in a great book you would find in a great dictionary, except for the plot.

"All the normal emotions - grief, happiness and loss - exist in a dictionary but not necessarily in the order that you would think."

If you come across a word like "remord" (to recall with a touch of regret) it's impossible to read that word without thinking of things that you regret yourself, he says

"It's not easy to use them in conversation and so I enjoy them for their own sake. They are like one-word poems."

Turning page after page of unfamiliar words made him sometimes feel like he was reading another language, he says. That was dispiriting but also intriguing, because it showed how rich and powerful the English language is.

Brits Value Sex And In-Laws

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:23:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Okaaay... if the Brits are not uptight and there's a market for it, then why no plans for a service for homosexuals? Especially if they're looking for new market opportunities?

Hmm. Naaah, Brits are uptight. Study or not. *LOL*

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

Being too tired for sex is less of a problem for married Britons than for U.S. or Australian couples

Brits place more importance on agreeing on how to handle their in-laws

married people in Britain are also more satisfied with how they share household chores and how much time they spend together.

stereotypes of uptight Britons sleeping in separate beds were outdated. "Research indicates that British people have moved beyond that."

U.S. couples tend to laugh together, exchange ideas and confide in each other more and kiss more

They also have more arguments, get on each others' nerves more and talk about divorce more

Australians report most overall happiness with their marriages

EHarmony specializes in matching heterosexual singles

matched by

algorithms

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

Religion as a self-select is much less important in the UK than the U.S.

the company would consider starting a service for homosexuals

"We are always looking for new market opportunities" -- but had no current plans to do so.

Why People Need To Be In Love

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:55:39 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks: A woman is like a pack of cards ...

... You need a heart to love her

... A diamond to marry her

... A club to smash her head in

... And a spade to bury the bitch

Ok, that was a little rude, I admit, but FUNNY

Clip Source: www.globusz.com

People need to be in love because it’s a good thing. But not everyone will be in love.

Being in love with someone gives you internal happiness. You know you are not alone. There’s someone out there who wants the same things as you and who enjoys the same things as you and who supports you and takes care of you and loves you and sleeps with you.

If being in love is rushed, it crushes. You need to really know the person before you commit to them and totally open up to them. Unfortunately we live in a cruel world where some people don’t have honest intentions. Something like being in love can be manipulated for their own benefit, which would not benefit you but bring you misery. If someone loves you that means they are saying that they are not going anywhere. Thus there is no need to rush for anything.

Being in love should not be used as means to take advantage of someone neither should it be used to ruin someone’s life.

Being in love should be enjoyed, appreciated and looked forward to.

FemJoy Olena Burning in the Sun

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:23:36 GMT

clipped by: ZenNude

Clip Source: www.zennudes.com

There is no happiness where there is no wisdom;
No wisdom but in submission to the gods.
Big words are always punished,
And proud men in old age learn to be wise.

Emily Dickinson's "Such is the Force of Happiness"

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:19:04 GMT

clipped by: akarra

Clip Source: www.ashokkarra.com

“Such is the Force of Happiness…” (787)
Emily Dickinson

Such is the Force of Happiness -
The Least - can lift a Ton
Assisted by its stimulus -

Who Misery - sustain -
No Sinew can afford -
The Cargo of Themselves -
Too infinite for Consciousness’
Slow capabilities.

Tags: poetry, dickinson

Hedonism's advocate

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:47:38 GMT

clipped by: sillysam

Clip Source: michaelmedved.townhall.com

Finally, Maher scrupulously avoids any honest examination of his own spiritual state or pursuit of happiness. At one point, he interacts with his mother and derisively recalls his Catholic upbringing, but there’s no hint as to whether his anti-religious path has led him to enlightenment and satisfaction or merely to bitter loneliness. Since Maher has established himself as a famous and rich comedian, we’re obviously meant to assume that he’s achieved some sort of happiness or fulfillment. But he never reflects on his own lack of a wife, children or family, or his comments elsewhere about his enthusiastic indulgence in drugs and hookers. A bit of honest self-examination might have helped shape a far richer, more provocative film, by undermining Maher’s pose of smug superiority in encountering religious people whose lives, by conventional standards, count as far more “together” and rewarding than his disconnected and decadent celebrity existence.

Happiness

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:45:15 GMT

clipped by: CrescentCharles

Clip Source: www.kelleyryden.com

Sanskrit translation of words

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:27:08 GMT

clipped by: Sbrosen8

Clip Source: freetranslationblog.blogspot.com

> Word #1: Love = प्रेम

> Word #2: Peace = शांति

> Word #3: Harmony = समरसता

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Live with strength = जीव बलेन

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Peace within = आंतरिकशांति

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happiness = आनंद

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Love = प्रेम

Eternity = अनंतता

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Dawn = डॉन

Creative = सृजनात्मक

Design = परिसंकल्पना

Love = प्रेम

Soul = आत्मा

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Word No.1 = Truth = सत्य

Word No.2 = Light = प्रकाश

Word No.3 = Love = प्रेम

Word No.4 = Beauty = सौंदर्य

CHOICES ! CHOICES ! CHOICES !...ah

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:07:19 GMT

clipped by: lawrencet
clipper's remarks: this + lazy-boy + NFL = HAPPINESS!

Clip Source: popularemails.com

Gandhi's birthday - International Day of Non-Violence

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:01:58 GMT

clipped by: JohnWaterman
clipper's remarks: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948):
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."

Clip Source: www.iloveindia.com

Clip Source: www.indiabiznews.net

Gandhi's birthday, 2 October, is a national holiday in India, Gandhi Jayanti. On 15 June 2007, it was announced that the "United Nations General Assembly" has "unanimously adopted" a resolution declaring 2 October as "the International Day of Non-Violence. The man who inspired the world and shown the way of living life with simplicity. On the birth anniversary of Gandhiji, the nation pays rich tributes to the Father of Nation. The name is itself so great that any description would not fit enough. His ideologies and policies will ever be remembered.

Clip Source: www.iloveindia.com

Clip Source: www.quotationspage.com

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Hate the sin, love the sinner.

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Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

A young Gandhi c. 1886.

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Gandhi and his wife Kasturbhai, 1902.

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