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Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Sikhism and Daily Habits
Season 6 Episode 12
Following 9/11, Simran Jeet Singh's Sikh family in Texas was subjected to extreme racist abuse. And yet, Simran's father chose to look on the bright …
3 years ago
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Sikhism and How We're All Connected
Season 6 Episode 11
Educator and author Simran Jeet Singh is Sikh. Most of his fellow Americans have no idea what Sikhism is - causing some to treat Simran with suspicio…
3 years, 1 month ago
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Yoga of the Mind
Season 6 Episode 10
We often think of yoga as a physical exercise - but a centuries-old Sanskrit text, The Yoga Sutras, share teachings intended to improve both the body…
3 years, 1 month ago
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: The Trauma of Troy
Season 6 Episode 9
In Virgil's epic poem, The Aeneid, few Trojans survive the destruction of their city at the hands of their Greek enemies. A prince, Aeneas, leads a b…
3 years, 1 month ago
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: The Anger of Achilles
Season 6 Episode 8
Achilles has anger issues. The great Greek warrior sits out most of the Trojan War because he's angrily sulking. When he finally enters battle, he do…
3 years, 1 month ago
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Aristotle and Plato ICYMI
Season 6 Episode 7
The Greek thinker Socrates was put to death for encouraging his students to question everything - from their own beliefs to the laws and customs of A…
3 years, 2 months ago
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Socrates and Self-Knowledge
Season 6 Episode 6
Question everything... that's a key insight from the great Greek philosopher Socrates. We may think we know ourselves and what makes us happy... but …
3 years, 2 months ago
The Happiness of Silence
Season 6 Episode 5
We're surrounded by noise. That "noise" can be actual sounds - but also other annoyances and distractions that make it hard for us to concentrate or …
3 years, 2 months ago
Stop Looking for the Perfect Job - a "Good Enough Job" is Just Fine
Season 6 Episode 4
We can put huge amounts of physical and emotional energy into our jobs - even basing our self-worth on our achievements at work and letting ourselves…
3 years, 3 months ago
A Daily Workout to Tackle Nagging Self-Criticism
Season 6 Episode 3
Lots of us hit the gym in January to get fit - but should we also be exercising our minds in preparation for tough times? A daily "self-talk workout"…
3 years, 3 months ago