సంతోషం: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు

Philosophers and religious thinkers have often defined happiness in terms of living a [[The good life|good life]], or flourishing, rather than simply as an emotion. ''Happiness'' in this older sense was used to translate the Greek [[Eudaimonia]], and is still used in [[virtue ethics]]. In everyday speech today, however, terms such as ''well-being'' or ''[[quality of life]]'' are usually used to signify the classical meaning, and ''happiness'' is reserved for the felt experience or experiences that philosophers historically called ''[[pleasure]]''.

Happiness forms a central theme of [[Buddhism|Buddhist teachings]], which focuses on obtaining freedom from [[dukkha|suffering]] by following the [[Eightfold Path]]. In the Buddhist view, ultimate happiness is only achieved by overcoming [[Tanha|craving]] in all forms. [[Aristotle]] saw happiness as "the virtuous activity of the soul in accordance with reason," or the practice of [[virtue]]. In [[Catholicism]], the ultimate end of human existence consists in felicity, or "blessed happiness", described by the 13th-century philosopher-theologian [[Thomas Aquinas]] as a [[Beatific Vision]] of God's essence in the next life.<ref> See [http://www.newadvent.org/summa/200308.htm ''Summa Theologiae'']</ref> One psychological approach, [[positive psychology]], describes happiness as consisting of positive emotions and positive activities.

While direct measurement of happiness is difficult, tools such as [http://www.coachingtohappiness.com/happiness_-test.html The Oxford Happiness Inventory] have been developed by researchers. Physiological correlates to happiness can be measured through a variety of techniques, and survey research can be based on self-reported happiness levels.

పరిశోధన ఫలితంగా సంతోషానికి కొన్ని ముఖ్యమైన సూచికలను గుర్తించారు. మతపరమైన భావనలు, తల్లిదండ్రుల పెంపకం, [[వివాహం]], [[వయసు]] మరియు [[ఆదాయం]] వీనిలో కొన్ని.