Being Happy Quotes

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― David Tuffley, Being Happy: Part 1

“When we receive disapproval, it is profoundly uncomfortable. Most of us will do anything to avoid it. That means compliantly going along in order to get along. Disapproval is an instrument of control that society uses”
― David Tuffley, Being Happy: Part 1

“placement in time and space with, finally, the conviction that something extremely important and valuable had happened, so that the subject was to some extent transformed and strengthened even in his daily life by such experiences. When peak experiences are especially powerful, the sense of self dissolves into an awareness of a greater unity.’ (from Religion, Values and”
― David Tuffley, Being Happy: Part 1

“at. Being honest with yourself, like mindfulness, is a foundation for Self-Actualisation. SA people are honest, even brutally honest with themselves at every level of their lives. What they aim for is congruency between their inner and outer worlds. Honesty will eventually create harmony inside and outside of yourself. Nature cannot lie to itself, but humans can lie to”
― David Tuffley, Being Happy: Part 1

“If you are monitoring your thinking and behavior, you might notice that much of what you think and do conforms to what people expect. To the greatest extent possible, you should listen to what your own intuition is telling you about people and situations and behave according to this. As you become Self-Actualised, the voice of your intuition becomes stronger because”
― David Tuffley, Being Happy: Part 1

“simply by deciding (and following through on the decision) to observe the on-going activity in your own mind. Using a computer metaphor, you activate a monitoring program that watches what is going on. Eckhart Tolle calls this a new dimension of thought. There is the part”
― David Tuffley, Being Happy: Part 1

“has achieved Satori in Zen is described. They are qualitatively the same experience. It is a natural human state, albeit a state that few people have yet reached, but one which is certainly reachable with commitment and effort. An example”
― David Tuffley, Being Happy: Part 1

“stereotyped appreciation of people and things. Moment to moment living is thrilling, transcendent and spiritual. SA people live the present moment to the fullest. Peak experiences. In Maslow’s”
― David Tuffley, Being Happy: Part 1