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The Alchemy of Happiness

by Kulaprabha

Here's Kulaprabha's thoughtful take on the positive emotions cultivated in the 'Brahma Vihara' meditations.

Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order convention, 2007

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	1.	Introduction; Ways of talking about happiness (7:02)
	2.	The Outcome of Practicing the Brahma Viharas (2:40)
	3.	Inherent completeness of the Brahma Viharas (3:18)
	4.	Pali definitions for sukha (7:01)
	5.	Positive emotion bridging integration and spiritual death (4:54)
	6.	The Brahma Viharas as antidote to fear, aversion, and craving (3:05)
	7.	Vedana as fulcrum point between mindfulness and positive emotion (4:24)
	8.	A new mandala for augmenting near enemies to the Brahma Viharas (10:08)
	9.	The responsibility that comes from happiness (8:44)
	10.	Bhante's poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply" (2:58)
	11.	Putting the Brahma Viharas in the service of spiritual death (6:00)