The modalities of sufferings

18th Mar, 2019 | Positive Psychology

These correspond to three modes of suffering; visible suffering , hidden suffering, and invisible suffering. Visible suffering is evidence every where. Hidden suffering is concealed beneath the appearance of pleasure, freedom from care, fun,

An empathy revolution is needed in the turbulent world

14th Mar, 2019 | Positive Psychology

The idea of collective empathy is especially relevant today because it center balances the highly individualistic focus of modern self help culture, which tends to view the search our own ambitions and desires, rather than one that involves working with others towards common goals

A good sleep in important for happiness

11th Mar, 2019 | Positive Psychology

Obsessive desire often degrades affection

7th Mar, 2019 | Positive Psychology

Practice makes kids Grittier

4th Mar, 2019 | Positive Psychology

Curiosity about strangers

28th Feb, 2019 | Positive Psychology

Curiosity remains valued in the arts and sciences today. But it is limited by our enlightenment inheritance, which assumes that curiosity should be applied to ideas and object, rather than people. One recent study, for instance defines curiosity as an exploratory inquisitiveness about ‘ what we don’t know’, omitting any reference to Who we don’t know we should move beyond this inheritance and elevate curiosity about others into supreme virtue

Highly emphatic people approach conversation with creative spirit

25th Feb, 2019 | Positive Psychology

How should we  go about having more of these creative and substantive conversations? One reason that conversational life can lack depth and excitement is that we easily fall into using formulaic question to open a dialogue – How are you? 

Humility is an attitude which is focussed on others and their wellbeing

21st Feb, 2019 | Positive Psychology

Paradoxically, humility promotes strength of character: the humble person makes decisions on the basis of what he believes to be right and sticks by them without concern for his own image or the opinions of others. 

The hereditary nature of happiness

18th Feb, 2019 | Positive Psychology

There are methods in buddhist practice devoted to cultivating loving kindness and compassion. Here, the meditations try to generate all pervading sense of benevolence, a state in which love and compassion permeate the entire mind.

Can you change the world from your living room?

14th Feb, 2019 | Positive Psychology

Highly emphatic people recognise that by words and pictures offer only second hand experience rather than the real thing, they deserve to be taken seriously, and not dismiss as little more than ‘ empathy lite.’ Why? because art has a long and distinguish history, going back centuries, of kicking our empathic selves into action, be it for the struggle against child labour or the anti war movement.