Connecting for Happiness

Wisdom is a heuristic learning process. We develop wisdom as we live for it is derived from our direct experience, coupled with our reflection upon our experience.
 
So how can we apply our life’s wisdom to achieving more happiness? We are, of course, social beings. This means that we live in interdependency with others. The wisdom of “right relationships” points towards how they bring joy to life.
 
Happiness is critical for a good quality of life and makes life worth living. The more and deeper we connect with others, the happier we become. Contrariwise, we suffer when we disconnect with others and from the subsequent friction that arises. As the Dhamampada teaches (the Buddha’s path to wisdom that is part of the ancient Pali cannon):

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There are those who do not realize that one day we all must die.
​But those who do realize this settle their quarrels

​The good news is that happiness is in our control according to Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychologist at the University of California Riverside and author of The Myths of Happiness and The How of Happiness. See an interview with her below and learn more. 

​May peace and happiness be with you like a never-departing shadow.