The Psychology of Happiness

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Buddhism's Most Important Lesson (in my opinion)

Apparently, there were some pretty serious worriers back in the day, because Buddhism has a lot to offer anyone who suffers from chronic worry or a proclivity to ruminate.

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Dr. Jeff Perron, C.Psych
Jul 28, 2023
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Clinicians have a built-in aversion to concepts that aren’t novel. This is why mainstream psychology is only recently “rediscovering” ancient wisdom. In this article, I summarize my favourite teaching from one of the key ancient philosophies - Buddhism.

When you’re worrying you either want something to happen or want something not to happen. The Buddha …

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