"Happiness is a deep sense of flourishing, not..." - Matthieu Ricard

😊 Happiness

“Happiness is a deep sense of flourishing, not a mere pleasurable feeling or fleeting emotion, but an optimal state of being.”

Ricard defines authentic happiness as deep human flourishing beyond pleasure.

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