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Saturday, February 25, 2006 12:00 AM

Getting over happiness

Psychologist Steven Hayes says the American obsession with feeling good is preventing us from living good -- and that living life to the fullest means a lot of pain.
By Rebecca Traister

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  • Friday, February 24, 2006 08:35 PM

    Whoops, sorry, my mistake...

    ...my failing memory confusing M Scott Peck's book with Easwaran's. I believe Mr Caveal is correct. The first line in 'The Road Less Traveled' is 'Life is difficult.' I stand (or sit) corrected.

    Also agree with other poster that the ideas are, indeed, very Buddhist in nature.

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