Dalai Lama's Views On Happiness And Happiness

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Happiness in a capitalist society starts with an individual. “Many think that happiness [represents] ourselves in material things, but actually happiness [starts] from within” (Dalai Lama). Happiness starts from individual responsibility. Then the right method brings happy life, individuals, family, nation and world (Dalai Lama). Dalai Lama says happiness starts with the individual’s actions and their efforts result toward their happiness. Those who had maximum effect from a parent during childhood have more happiness as an adult. He stressed that taking action in these views generates better outcomes in a free market. In order to stay happy you have to have peace, prosperity, and solve global problems. Aristotle believes happiness equals eudaimonia. …show more content…

I do not think his ideas fit with modern capitalism, his ideas fit with socialism. His Holiness at the University of Southern California three years ago, on what he would advise as a new government for Tibet? His response was this, quote, “between socialism and capitalism, I’m a socialist. And furthermore, I always describe myself as a Marxist, but not a Leninist.” He believes in an equal distribution amongst society, but I think that capitalism endures because of necessity. Marx believes that capitalism would pave way to violent change or revolution. One aspect of Marx’s idea includes commodity fetishism. This analysis suggests that objects and “things” hold so much value in capitalism that individuals worship these over individuals, thereby creating the conditions for change. However, the idea of capitalism changing to a different economic and political system still has a long way to …show more content…

How power stays dispersed to individual makes for a more effective country, and a more effective organization. Loeb says we have to trust individuals to make good decisions that can lead to prosperity and flourishing of the free market. For example, financial markets based on innovation and growth, e.g. iPhones, medical advances, FedEx, started from the system framework, and developed their way up. Liquidity, availability of low cost capital, only exists if you have the rule of law. The most important thing he sees out there involves a Marshall Plan; or education to get people included in the system. One of the more important things that Loeb talks about, we require government regimes that protect the property rights of

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