{"id":18018,"date":"2023-02-13T14:44:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T19:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/?post_type=hio-series&p=18018"},"modified":"2023-03-31T10:32:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T14:32:11","slug":"the-art-of-joyful-living","status":"publish","type":"hio-series","link":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/series\/the-art-of-joyful-living\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Joyful Living"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For ages, living joyfully has been a central quest of humankind. According to the ancient masters, joy is a highly sought-after and unique treasure; it grows only in a peaceful climate. Human beings are the most significant creators and disruptors of peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People familiar with the anatomy of peace and its connection with joyful living tell us that peace is more than a gap between two conflicts. They also tell us that peace is not lifeless and passive\u2014it is a vibrant, proactive way of conducting our thoughts, speech, and actions. Therefore, the art of joyful living entails learning the anatomy of peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living joyfully requires that we understand the art of giving and sharing the best of ourselves with our loved ones. It entails that we allot a loving and respectful space in our heart for those who appear to be different from us. Ultimately, it entails cultivating a mind that can distinguish life\u2019s most precious objectives from trivial concerns. How to do this is exactly what you will learn in this satsanga series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18019,"template":"","categories":[154],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/hio.himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/13144353\/the-art-of-joyful-living-series-lead.jpg",880,514,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/hio.himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/13144353\/the-art-of-joyful-living-series-lead-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/hio.himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/13144353\/the-art-of-joyful-living-series-lead-300x175.jpg",300,175,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/hio.himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/13144353\/the-art-of-joyful-living-series-lead-768x449.jpg",640,374,true],"large":["https:\/\/hio.himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/13144353\/the-art-of-joyful-living-series-lead.jpg",640,374,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable":"

For ages, living joyfully has been a central quest of humankind. According to the ancient masters, joy is a highly sought-after and unique treasure; it grows only in a peaceful climate. Human beings are the most significant creators and disruptors of peace. People familiar with the anatomy of peace and its connection with joyful living tell us that peace is more than a gap between two conflicts. They also tell us that peace is not lifeless and passive\u2014it is a vibrant, proactive way of conducting our thoughts, speech, and actions. Therefore, the art of joyful living entails learning the anatomy…<\/p>\n","category_list":"Philosophy<\/a>","author_info":{"name":"","url":""},"comments_num":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hio-series\/18018"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hio-series"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/hio-series"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}