tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449055151492801548.post5641110260475844334..comments2023-11-03T06:56:42.559-04:00Comments on Healthy Mind, Healthy Body: Is Happiness An Illusion?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620913294423838686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449055151492801548.post-34167909142996939432009-08-05T02:47:36.799-04:002009-08-05T02:47:36.799-04:00I think in today's world happiness is biased ,...I think in today's world happiness is biased ,it's not only depend on our state of mind but also to the ambiance where we live most of times.Happiness is temporal it's not for lasting forever that is y it can be as a illusion which make us divert from reality of life. Being aware of practicality cannot make our state of mind happy for long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449055151492801548.post-90997133653663429492008-12-03T12:47:00.000-05:002008-12-03T12:47:00.000-05:00Could the problem with people achieving happiness ...Could the problem with people achieving happiness come from a lack of understanding of who we are - of the self. I have been working on a dissertation exploring the nature of a healthy mind and have seen that there is a real distinction between pleasure and happiness. In short; pleasure is immediate emotional gratification without much thought, happiness is pleasure that is mediated by the mind, by our logical and rational thought. Due to the overabundance of emotional stimuli in modern society, and poor logical/rational stimulation, we see behaviors of people seeking pleasure when they really want happiness. <BR/>I think positive thoughts will bring you more pleasure. As depression and other mental illness is so prevalent in society today, most peoples mental state would have a higher frequency of 'negative' emotional stimulation (thoughts) than what should be considered normal. Thinking happy thoughts will help raise your ratio of positive to negative emotions, but your mindset is still steeped in an Egoic (emotional) frame that equates pleasure with happiness - so one will never be truly happy. If one was to undergo logical/rational training, spending more time in a philosophical mind making sure that the cause of behaviors comes from what one logically knows to be best, rather than from emotional drives, then one would better understand what happiness is and how they could achieve it. This process is sometimes called raising your conscious awareness; I believe that this is the way for humans to be happy. luke.benton@gmail.comencephalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301107973243804126noreply@blogger.com