Dalai Lama Happiness

In order the answer the question of what happiness is and where to find it the Dalai Lama suggests an optimistic spiritual path to find it to introduce readers to the subject in his article, “New Ethic for a Small Planet”, while Andrew Guest’s “Pursuing the Science of Happiness” reviews different findings of researches in several fields as well as his own. Reading these two together, with the Dalai Lama’s article first and Guest second, readers can gain a holistic view of the topic and a tangible method for achieving both individualist happiness and a collaborative wellbeing for the global society.
As the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso works as a political and religious leader for not only Tibet but the international stage. He is known for traveling to different countries teaching people subjects of nonviolent action, spirituality, ethics, environmentalism, and more. His position has allowed him to be an influential for different heads of states, kings, and queens as he mentions in his introduction (13). To address happiness, the Dalai Lama writes as if he was teaching one of his large seminars starting with a hopeful labeling of our time as “one of progress and positive change” and a candid discussion of modern world problems for
Taking this into account, it is better to read the arguably over optimistic article by the Dalai Lama in order to spark a pessimistic sentiment that causes readers to think critically about the possible solutions to a universal ethic. Then with these lens, while approaching Guest’s article, readers are offered a tangible plan that has realistic implications for their daily life. The Dalai Lama sets the grounds for the open discussion of finding a solution to happiness Guest offers just enough hope to keep people moving towards their goal while the