[Buddha-l] buddhism and brain studies

[jkirk]

:

the happiest people
- devote a lot of time to family and friends;
- are comfortable expressing gratitude;
- are often the first to help coworkers and passersby;
- think optimistically about the future;
- savor life's pleasure and live in the present moment;
- engage in regular physical exercise;
- are committed to lifelong goals and ambitions;
- cope well with challenges.

Sure, most of these sound obvious. But let's notice some
omissions, such as any reference to wealth. And yet, how many
people devote their existence to making money and acquiring
material goods?


Best,

Alberto Todeschini
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As some have noticed over the past century, industrial capitalist
society is based on delusion.
Its economy is based on greed and material consumption only (see,
e.g., Sulak Sivaraksa, David Loy). Now that greed has caused
economic disintegration, what are the official remedies being
sought? They are: How to create more production/consumption....as
though the world contains unlimited resources.
More delusion. 

Cheers, Joanna