Happiness at Work with Contentment: Enriching Workplace Well-Being Through Ancient Wisdom
Happiness is a contented state of emotions in life, and the perception of contentment exhibits inner peace among human beings. Contentment has associated with ecstasy, and ancient scholars have elaborated this powerful potential in their works related to
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An Integral Aspect of Happiness in Several Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literature Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cognition of Happiness Through Contentment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Role of Yoga Sastra in Learning Happiness at Workplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philosophical Presentation of Happiness as Ānanda (Supreme Bliss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Virtue of Contentment in the Alliance of Workplace Well-Being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relevant Lessons that Can Be Drawn from the Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reflection Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Abstract
Happiness is a contented state of emotions in life, and the perception of contentment exhibits inner peace among human beings. Contentment has associated with ecstasy, and ancient scholars have elaborated this powerful potential in their works related to the study of human attributes. This virtue has developed through constant practice and meditation and plays a significant role in controlling the senses. It comes from the churning of the self, which is called svāydhyāya, which has a vital aspect in the fields of psychology and self-management. The purpose of this chapter is to present the framework of happiness (Ānanda), which has based on the theoretical aspect of contentment, given in eminent ancient Indian texts such as Vedas, Upanishads, and Yoga Sutras of Patañjali, and described a balanced path to happiness that indicates “contentment” (santosha) as a primary originator of happiness. These texts also advocate the practice of yamas and N. Kaushal (*) Yamunanagar, Haryana, India e-mail: [email protected] © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 S. Dhiman (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Well-Being, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02470-3_82-2
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niyamas for developing and maintaining happiness and well-being at work. Despite plentiful literature available on the concept of h
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