Yuval Noah Harari - The Buddhist Way to Happiness

[@Alex-Khaing]

To everyone interested in Buddhism and Vipassana, I invite you to visit my country, Myanmar, when it is peaceful and stable. We have preserved the Buddha’s teachings (Pitaka) very well.

[@vovos00]

Very clear! Thank you so much :)

[@SantoshShakya4u]

Thanks to Yuval harari for putting the knowledge of Buddha in such a profound way.❤

[@jom.a.md.s.h.2206]

Anumodana, Master, 🙏🙏🙏

[@dalegriffiths3628]

Great wisdom. It also doesn’t mean that we can’t do what we enjoy. There can still be a preference where we enjoy doing A rather than B. But don’t be fixated on the high from achieving some goal. To give some examples from my own life … at one point I set myself a goal or reading one book a week. I did manage this for a few months and then realised that I was rushing through the books just for the tiny buzz from finishing a book within the week. I wasn’t enjoying the experience or going on a 5k run with the goal of trying to shave off a little time of my PB and being really annoyed if I didn’t get it. I now read at leisure and enjoy the activity when I feel like it, no particular goal. I also jog once a week which I (kind of) enjoy most of the time. Think this resonates with his message? I suppose even if you have the intention of becoming a top runner then the trying to keep bettering your time is something you can still thrive for without having to suffer the pain and anguish when you aren’t successful.

[@Freedomnomad555]

It is an invitation to learn more about the Buddhist way of achieving lasting happiness, a great explanation indeed.

[@twinkytobar7509]

Our feelings and desires as well as our identity are as lasting as the water that run on the river, you never drink water from the same river.

[@johnsiegfried]

wonderful. thank you for insight into happiness. sat, chit, ananda (being, awareness, bliss)

[@serioussrs9349]

that is so true, if you just closely observe everything that is happening, you are always craving for something better and better... but if you just accept the moment everything seems to be like it is :D

[@TheEd0206]

you mean seems to be good as it is?

[@serioussrs9349]

@@TheEd0206 I wouldn't say good; or use any dualistic words here. It is just the moment. Just presence.

[@SusanHaumeder]

Wonderful clarity in general but specifically on the disconnect of Buddhist teaching and "New Age philosophies." The heightened importance we now seem to put on our inner feelings has so many problems. Thank you for articulating that so well.

[@PencilsAndLight]

Great presentation! Thanks!

[@fxi2367]

لا يغير الله قوماً حتى يغيروا ما بأنفسهم

[@TheEd0206]

It's fascinating that happiness can be independent of feelings

[@drshyamprasadtr6611]

Good insight

[@goodbarbenie5477]

Besides..."People who value things, don't value themselves." Bruce Lee...😮

[@wowwowwow185]

keep running to bury the hurt .

[@dcooper004]

Thanks….good summary. Let’s hear it for Chogyam Trungpa…

[@moisted]

Omg... I need to hear more from him... Where is this clip from? Is there more?

[@goodbarbenie5477]

Ahem...There is No Path to Happiness, as Happiness is the Path...Dali Lama.😊

[@pollychoi3581]

The nature of suffering and its roots is ignorance, especially the ignorance of the true nature of “reality.” This ignorance often leads us to cling to our own beliefs and expectations, assuming that our perspective is inherently “correct.” When life doesn’t conform to these expectations, suffering arises.

[@francesluke7609]

In 1984 I wrote a paper at uni "the pursuit of happiness through the illusion of reality". This was based on our constant need to purchase things we are told will make us happy, but they are merely stepping stones to the next purchase. All rust, break or become obsolete and we become more depressed..

[@NadeemAzeem-km2re]

If i want to read that paper how do i get it .if its possible 🎉

[@ceeemm1901]

Yeah, we know that.....it's almost a cliche.

[@carlosjosse2131]

I think it does matter how you feel inside. You ain't gonna be happy unless you feel at ease with yourself. And perhaps the term is not really "happiness." I think a better term is 'peace of mind" or "serenity" or "calmness."" "Stillness" could also be. But the best advice of all is to follow your own compass.

[@katayuthloha801]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheEd0206]

from which full video is this taken from?

[@Aptster1939]

Actually happiness is very elusive and I recommend Equanimity instead.

[@ceeemm1901]

Happiness is elusive, but equanimity you just pick up at the Equanimity Shop on the way home...sorted!

[@moisted]

I understand and totally trust Yuval. But I don't know how to do this, how do you not pursue happiness? .... For example, I enjoy painting, should I not paint because they joy doesn't last (which is true). If I knew it would liberate me I would stop painting... But then I will get miserable. I just don't know how to put this into practice in our Western life style...

[@zhichunhe8675]

He emphasizes that our brains are always addicted to good feelings aroused by external stimulus such as sugar, and wrong thoughts. For example, if someone praises me and I feel excited (good feeling) about it, I will want more praise (I actually want more good feeling) from people and will probably become narcissist which is a miserable ending of my life. The point here is the mechanism of our brains and how our minds are shaped. You could read his book titled A Brief History of Humankind, and Brief History of Tomorrow. BTW, I love art too. I would suggest you keep doing art because the process of creating beautiful things purifies your mind and reshape your neuronal links in your brain. The passion for creating good things leads to a good life.🙂

[@theinwinhtun6345]

Buddhism is centered around following the middle path and avoiding extremes. You don’t have to stop painting if you enjoy doing this as long as you understand that the enjoyment is not permanent. For example, you painted a drawing, which become your master piece, and your art work was so amazing that everyone considered this painting as the greatest art work in human history. Now you can imagine how proud you would be. And you valued this painting more than anything in the world. Now you had developed huge attachment to it. When you got this painting stolen one day, you would feel so miserable. However, if you had had profound understanding that nothing is permanent, you would have been able to reduce the attachment, and so would have been less miserable or not miserable at all. That is where you get liberated when your happiness doesn’t depend on anything or anyone but yourself and your way of thinking.

[@TheEd0206]

you can still paint, just don't be attached to it. It's the attachment that causes suffering

[@vishnucalligraphist9203]

@@theinwinhtun6345 fantastic reply boss! my humble salutations to you 😊 may you be free of cravings and embrace the real bliss🙏

[@HeinRichKocHPretoria]

@@zhichunhe8675 Buddhism is the opposite of addiction.

[@wowwowwow185]

and it will stop us eating up the planet

[@goodbarbenie5477]

There are just 7 sister of pleasure one is more beautiful than the other... But unfortunately nobody ever makes to the 7th sister of pleasure. They all suffer a burnt out halfway through, often experienced by artists, drama queens, actors and ordinary people who don't value themselves. Through substance and alcohol abuse.😢😮😢...

[@Lee-Van-Cle]

Harari talks about Buddhism without reading a Sutta, just like himself a historian talks about science without studying the history of science. That’s fundamentally flawed and misleading. According to the 2 darts parable in the Sutta, concerning suffering, the Buddha classifies two types of feeling, namely, bodily and mental. The contemplation of feeling is for its arising and vanishing (to realize its conditioning). But impermanence, which is mainly about volition, is not mentioned for the contemplation of feeling.

[@ceeemm1901]

You're quite a snarky Buddhist, aren't you, eh? Is that what Buddhists do? "I'm such an egotistic Buddhist. I'm MORE Buddhist than you!" I think you've missed the point, Ananda...

[@ShalomFreedman]

Simplistic. It is not true that our primary goal is pleasurable feelings.

[@ceeemm1901]

All living things move toward what makes them "feel pleasant" and away from things that make them "feel unpleasant" - This is primary drive, No1 instinct. And this helps them to live longer so they can then procreate.

[@wowwowwow185]

yes were brain washed pleasure seeking Pac man .

[@peterdollins3610]

Or, be a jellyfish.

[@arturovillalobos336]

Could it be that those "Studies about the effects of monks meditations" are also another story... in order to create interest in their idiologies, at the end all of these are fictions.

[@anitoroyan272]

Not inspired at all

[@CP-pf6gx]

That man has nothing to teach about happiness. In fact he must be one of the saddest along the WEF agenda, but here he use some common knowledge to seduce green people...

[@TimLynchNZ]

Thank you. The infiltration of Humanity is profoundly advanced - am astounded that Buddhists are not cognisant of the WEF.

[@alexrpopescu]

Biological approach to happiness from Buddhist perspective?? :D funny but false! Maybe is better to leave the Buddhist Teachers to talk about!!

[@akashshrivastava6193]

This foolish way of just trusting the scientific method just like religion was backwards with respect to the scientific method, there might be other ways of logical methods succeeding the scientific method will show us the truth that how wrong we are thinking.

[@vegemate639]

He is blabbering, Buddha didn't say renounce everything. Buddha gave specific teaching to lay people s welfare and spiritual development. This man is using advanced Buddhist teachings to either mess with the world via EF and to make money...while waiting for their Messiah. Sad life!!

[@vinay6418]

I too support his ideas

[@ellek2222]

If you want to know Vipassana for real, listen to the real teachers. Not harari. definitely not him of all people. In this era, discernment is key.

[@gianz73]

​@@ellek2222 Harari is actually an assistant teacher in the S. N. Goenka lineage of Vipassana meditation. He know what he's talking about very well.

[@kieranjohnston7550]

@@ellek2222 my definition of a real teacher is one that you learn from. Period.

[@ceeemm1901]

Define "Advanced" Buddhist teachings, oh learned one. Make me not a "sad believer" and a follower of you so I may be your rent boy.....