The Role of Happiness in the World Religions
April L. Bogle
October 17, 2010
Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/april-l-bogle/dalai-lama-happiness-summit_b_764783.html...The challenge of the religious leaders at Emory's event is to meld these wisdoms and understandings into a way forward -- one that unleashes the powerful forces of religion to nurture happiness among their peoples and ultimately bring peace to the world.
The Dalai Lama, Emory's most famous faculty member (he serves as Presidential Distinguished Professor), may open up the path. As he writes in
The Art of Happiness, "I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we are all seeking something better in life." ...
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