| Description |
1 online resource (523 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Abbreviations -- Part I Inner and Outer Spaces -- 1 Happiness Research from the Psychological Perspective: Thoughts of an Optimist -- Meaningfulness of Happiness Research -- Concepts of Happiness -- Philosophical (Spiritual-Religious) Perspective of Happiness -- Psychological Perspective of Happiness -- Economic Views of Happiness -- Measurement of Happiness -- The Role of Cultural Influences on Happiness -- Major Correlates of Happiness -- Economic Factors and Happiness -- Equality, Social Justice, and Happiness |
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Prosocial behaviour/Altruism and Happiness -- Happiness and Gratitude -- Personality Correlates of Happiness -- Summary and Concluding Note -- Issues in Happiness for Further Research -- References -- 2 Blissful Space Within and Without: Explorations Through Mandala and Vastu -- Space, Happiness, and the Contemporary Context -- Theorising and Practising Inner and Outer Spaces: An Overview -- Theorising Spaces Exterior and Interior -- Cosmic Space -- Interior Space -- Convergences and Transcendences -- Practising Spaces: Journeys |
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Practising Interior Spaces: Meditative Traditions, Mandals, and Yantras -- Practising Exterior Spaces: Architecture and Vastupurusamandala -- Convergence and Self-similarity: Manifest-Unmanifest, Exterior-Interior, Large-Small -- Spaces: Secular, Sacred, and Cosmic -- Modern Relevance and Reflections -- References -- 3 Self-Architecture for Sukha: Mind++ for Integral Wellbeing -- Selected Indic Concepts of Happiness -- Etymology of Sukha and Its Implications -- Self-Architecture Using Yogic Techniques -- Self-Architecture at the Annamayakośa Level -- Self-Architecture at the Prānamayakośa Level |
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Self-Architecture at the Manomayakośa Level -- Self-Architecture at the Vijñānamayakośa and Ānandamayakośa Levels -- Self-Architecture for External Spaces -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Harmony Theory: Positive Organisation with Philosophical Foundations -- Part 1: Philosophy and Foundations of the Positive -- Fiat Lux-Let There Be Light! -- Interaction, Relationship, and Positivity -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- Order, Entropy, and Social Entropy -- Happiness and Well-being -- Part 2: Organisation Culture and Positive Organisation -- Characteristics of the Positive Organisations |
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Part 3: Pragmatics of Positive Organisation, Happiness, and Wellbeing -- The Harmony Theory of Positive Organisation -- Leadership, Social Negative Entropy, and Social Sustainability -- References -- 5 Public Health as a Paradigm for Happiness: Understanding Vaccine Impact -- Public Health Defined -- Interpreting Vaccine Impact -- Measles Eradication 2020 Derailed: No Man is an Island -- Outbreak, Ebola in the DRC 2019: Global Investment in a Vaccine for a Deadly Virus -- Global Polio Eradication 2019 Community Engagement on a Global Scale -- Conclusion -- References |
| Summary |
This book contains contributions from diverse perspectives and traditions that focus on reflections and happiness practices. It addresses diversity in happiness and eastern and western thoughts and practices by contributing authors from around the world from varied backgrounds. The book provides ample avenue for readers and researchers to broaden their horizons and deepen their understanding of various aspects of happiness culturally and conceptually. It opens opportunities for exploring and understanding how happiness can be practiced, experienced, taught, and learned in various contexts, thus assisting both educators and interested readers to create opportunities for themselves or their students to engage in diverse and creative happiness explorations. This book is a crucial resource for teachers, educators, students, and researchers involved in the science and practice of happiness. It enables them to find new avenues to understand happiness from different perspectives, understanding inner and outer spaces and other dimensions of happiness. It serves as an essential reference for academicians in related fields of psychology, such as cross-cultural, social, and developmental, as well as in the upcoming field of happiness studies |
| Notes |
6 Linguistic and Cultural Exploration of the Indian Concept of Happiness |
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Includes index |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 13, 2023) |
| Subject |
Happiness.
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Happiness
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Psicologia positiva.
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Felicitat.
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| Genre/Form |
Llibres electrònics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chetri, Saamdu.
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Dutta, Tanusree.
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Mandal, Manas K.
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Patnaik, Priyadarshi, 1969-
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| ISBN |
9789819926374 |
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9819926378 |
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