Tag: Pleasure
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Joy vs. Pleasure: What’s the Difference?
Joy and pleasure are two closely related emotions, but they have some key differences. Pleasure is a short-lived, intense feeling of enjoyment often triggered by something external, such as eating a delicious meal, listening to music, or having sex. Conversely, joy is a deeper, more lasting feeling of happiness and contentment that comes from within.…
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Epicurus’s Happiness Hack
I think Epicurus is the most misunderstood of all philosophers. The pleasure principle propounded by him is largely misinterpreted and the wrong ideas have fuelled an entire generation of ‘Carpe Diem’ and ‘Wine, Dine & Be Merry- for there is no tomorrow’ generation. I want to make this post super simple and so I am…
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Life: The Journey of Letting go
Everyone knows we don’t live forever and that life, this life is short. The things we hold most dear to our hearts- the people we love, our achievements, our wealth and possessions, even our own lives – we simply need to leave behind when we die. In this journey of life, we seem to lose…
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Choosing Between Pleasure and Happiness
The ancient wisdom of Vedanta tells us that we are frequently posed with a choice in life between Preyas and Shreyas (Sanskrit). Preyas includes all desired activities by an individual at a given point in time while Shreyas includes that which is desirable for all people of all times and places, namely freedom from unhappiness,…
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