http://www.morningconnection.com A Fresh Start Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:26:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.morningconnection.com/2008/02/17/the-happiest-man-in-the-world/ http://www.morningconnection.com/2008/02/17/the-happiest-man-in-the-world/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:11:48 +0000 admin http://www.morningconnection.com/2008/02/17/the-happiest-man-in-the-world/ Mathieu Ricard is a buddhist monk working on research on happiness. Measurements of his brain show that he has above normal activity in his left frontal cortex, a zone associated with positive emotions. He speaks at Google about happiness, and how meditation can affect positive thoughts. Although the first half may be a bit dull, in the second half he presents research results on the effect of meditation on positive thoughts. Worth a good look.

]]> http://www.morningconnection.com/2008/02/17/the-happiest-man-in-the-world/feed/ 0 http://www.morningconnection.com/2008/01/20/the-secret-of-happiness/ http://www.morningconnection.com/2008/01/20/the-secret-of-happiness/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:06:43 +0000 admin http://www.morningconnection.com/?p=24 The first contribution from a reader, Tiago, is exceptional and makes it to today’s feature. The Economist features a ‘treaty’ on the search for happiness. It talks a universal concept through the lens of different cultures: Americans consider the pursuit of happiness to be an inalienable right, while people in Thailand are too happy to be thinking of happiness. Access the article at the Economist.com.

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