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Philosophy - A Guide To Happiness: Epicurus on Happiness

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• Epicurus
• ancient
• Greek
• philosopher
• philosophy
• Western
• Happiness
• Epicurean
• Epicureanism

[IvanTheHeathen]

Tyler Durden was a modern day Epicurus.

Why do we work jobs we hate? So that we can buy shit we don't need.

How sad.

[SportingCPJV]

Plato SUCKS

EPICURUS FTW

[Omnivian]

I like the epicurean view of happiness. I actually made an entry summarizing and reacting to this episode on my blog, Intellectual Pursuit in wordpress.

[rainbowaon]

Most of all One most have LOVE! thats what epicurus leaves out LOVE every kind of love

[rainbowaon]

timothy leary was a student of epicurus, and his philosophy of turn on tune it drop out is similar to these ideas, and usually its portrayed as happening with people, we've been overcome by commercialim once more but th spiritual awakening is happening again psychedelics and other religous experiences are bringing people together in what rally matters, people are living in other wys,breaking away defining themselves, with others realizing the truth,

[rainbowaon]

some people have friends who are fairies, and some feel that Spirit is their only true friend, but we all have friends whether they are people, spirits, or ideas, the commune part sounds a lot like hippies, in fact it sounds like the beatniks, and the hippies, and the analyze part sounds like its about the trip the meditation the spiritual side of it all, when it all comes together, and we find all the right elements that does sound like happiness

[rainbowaon]

pleasure doesn't always mean excess and extravangance, there are many simple pleasures, and plenty of people who don't like shopping at all, i dont like money and the vibe around it for me thts not pleasurable, i enjoy moments of peace seeing the beauty in nature, the vibration of malls isn't that high but things beyond money,

[rainbowaon]

happiness can't be bought, its more about the connection you feel to the world around you shopping shows you feel unsatiated, but through meditation we can be satiated and gratefulnes and ecstatice worship of the divine without restraint

[greeneffintractor]

HI Everyone! I was wondering if you could help me with some research I've been doing?  What I want to know is what kind of students Epicurus attracted? and if so, did they become unproductive people? Like did politicians quit politics and scientists quit science, and teachers quit teaching?

[Cantor1845]

Well, this makes me a lot better. I actually was feeling unhappy because I didn't desire as much material stuff as those surrounding me (I don't fit in, in a away). =)

[RMR12100]

How unchallenging...and bland.  Then again I wish more people would subscribe to this...it would cut down on my competitors.