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The Dalai Lama and 10 years of Action for Happiness

Posted on August 15, 2021 by lolkin

Recently, Action for Happiness, a UK charity celebrated 10 years of promoting science based approach to happiness, growing happier communities and helping reduce loneliness. The charity’s patron, The Dalai Lama, gave a talk from his home in Dharmsala and answered … Continue reading →

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Action for Happiness course – Exploring What Matters

Posted on August 25, 2018 by lolkin

After months of work, I am delighted to share that this fall I am volunteering to organise and co-lead Exploring What Matters, an 8-week course designed by the Dalai Lama endorsed charity Action for Happiness, in the area of England where … Continue reading →

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The meaning of Om Mani Padme Hung mantra by Dalai Lama

Posted on October 8, 2017 by lolkin

I was chanting this mantra with my little one helping him relax and go to sleep when I realised I have no idea what it means. I looked it up and was blown away. Whole doctrine of Buddhism neatly wrapped … Continue reading →

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Dalai Lama – happiness is measured by whether you have inner peace in your heart

Posted on March 12, 2016 by lolkin

This post on Facebook helped me finally nail how I define success and why I made career choices in my life that I made. It’s not about title or money, it’s about whether you made peace with yourself. Buddha had … Continue reading →

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Honesty = happiness

Posted on February 5, 2016 by lolkin

When I was younger, honesty seemed unnecessary and anti-social. People pleasing was important and so honesty seemed scary. With years, as my bullshit radar got more sensitive and ego shrunk, as I came to rely less on what others thought of … Continue reading →

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Buddhist Boot Camp- new book on #happiness

Posted on September 27, 2014 by lolkin

I got recommended this book on Linkedin, out of all places, while reading comments to an article on stress. Initially I thought it was a collection of Buddhist parables (I am still after such book) but it’s rather a collection … Continue reading →

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