[Bulk] Re: [Ailist] - a few more books re mind and Happiness

[Mukul Kumar]

Hi Joan,

Just the words "Happiness Hypothesis" in your message caught my attention. If one is talking about Happiness through stretching mind, I would recommend to read following two books too:
1: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
2: The Way It Is by Ajahn Sumedho

In fact I am a strong supporter of AI concept for a long time (My MBA dissertation was based on AI concept). In last one year I had an opportunity to learn about Buddhism philosophy also.  Now I notice many similarities between these two concepts. I have been through Vipassana meditation (a meditation technique based on Buddhism philosophy) also and have experienced the link between mind and body in gaining happiness.  This kind of experience is very hard to express in words, ( a kind of bliss), however these two books are very close in expressing this kind of experience.

There is another interesting book, which I came across recently about explaining the terrific capabilities of mind is "The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot".

My apologies if I distracted the thread as I am not following the whole thread about Steve Jobs and Apple Mac.  

Mukul


    

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Hi all
So happy to see you have included Jon Haidt.  His book the "Happiness Hypothesis" is a wonderful way to stretch your mind.  I would also recommend "Mistakes Were Made (but not by me)" by Carol Travis and Elliot Aronson.  In large part what this conversation has been for me, as I have watched it unfold, is what Pam Johnson and Steve Fitzgerald have named the shadow.  Steve, Chris Oliver and I have been studying this area.  I would highly recommend getting in touch with Steve as this work has been primarily about authenticity and how to appreciate that quality in AI.

Joan Colleran Hoxsey D.Min., MSed
Principal, Relationship Resources LLC
Co-owner AIC
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---- Kevin Kervick <kervick at comcast.net> wrote: 
> 
> > Kevin, you mention scholarly inquiry--can you post references, please. 
> > I'm
> > interested in them all, and especially any that actually offer insight 
> > into
> > or actual means for the "how" and "with whom"--for me, the practical
> > application is what is challenging.
> 
> Hello Cheri:
> 
> We think alike.  I am working on a paper at Penn which deals with the how of 
> cross-cultural reconciliation and I recently submitted a proposal for an 
> interdisciplinary fellowship which I hope will become a doctoral 
> dissertation.  I'll be glad to send the entire proposal to you.  The 
> references, which are preliminary are below:
> 
> References
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> Allen, R. C. (2002). Guiding Change Journeys: A Synergistic Approach to 
> Organization Transformation.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
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> Bowen, M. (1978). Family Therapy in Clinical Practice. New York: Aronson
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> Doherty, W. (1995). Soul-Searching: Why Psychotherapy Must Promote Moral 
> Responsibility. New York: Basic Books
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> Etzioni, A. (1996) The New Golden Rule. New York: Basic Books
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> Frank, J., (1991). Persuasion and Healing: A Comparative Study of 
> Psychotherapy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press
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> Girard, R. (1986). The Scapegoat. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press
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> Gottman, J. (1994). Why Marriages Succeed or Fail. New York: Simon & 
> Schuster
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> Haidt, J., & Graham, J. (2007). When morality opposes justice: Conservatives 
> have moral intuitions that liberals may not recognize. Social Justice 
> Research. Volume 20, Number 1 March P. 98-116
> 
> 
> 
> Hunter, J. D. (2007). Engaging the Cultural Complexities of Our Time. 
> Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture: University of Virginia
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> Putnam, R. (2000). Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American 
> Community. New York: Simon & Schuster
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> Putman, R. (2006) Social Capital in a Changing America: Recent Research 
> Perspectives on the Workforce, Religion and Immigration. Keynote address at 
> the University of Notre Dame on April 2.
> 
> 
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> Schnarch, D. M. (1991). Constructing the Sexual Crucible: An Integration of 
> Sexual and Marital Therapy. New York: Norton
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> 
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> Trompenaars, F. (1998). Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Diversity 
> in Global Business. New York: McGraw Hill
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> Wilson, R. (2001). The Politics of Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa: 
> Legitimizing
> 
> The Post-Apartheid State. London: Cambridge University Press
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> Wilson, R. (2006). Human Rights, Cultural Relativism and the Cold War in A 
> Companion to the Anthropology of Politics. Ames, IA/Blackwell-Wiley 
> Publishing
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