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Ancient wisdom offers a wide range of perspectives on happiness and on building a life that feels worth living, while modern research helps clarify the habits, patterns, and conditions that support the foundational stability needed to sustain that life. What becomes clear is that happiness is both an art and a science, and across disciplines there is growing agreement that it functions much like a skill—capable of being learned, practiced, and refined over time.

In part two, we journey beyond individual voices to the enduring traditions—philosophical, cultural, and spiritual that have shaped how entire societies conceive of happiness. Discover how these broader frameworks guide us, offering new ways to reflect on what makes life worth living and how we might claim happiness in a modern world.

Have you ever paused to consider what happiness truly is? In this first part of The Many Faces of Happiness, we explore how thought leaders, philosophers, sages, spiritual teachers, scientists, and poets have all offered different views on happiness—so you can reflect on what it might mean for you today.