The Spirituality of Happiness: The New Spirituality of the 21st Century Based on the Narrative of Scientific Inquiry
About this ebook
Since the 2000s, I have been focusing mainly on the research findings of positive psychology.
I have meditated on findings from many research studies regarding how to lead a happy and meaningful life. Ultimately, the United Nations began compiling the World Happiness Index as an annual measure of each country's progress in that effort. Thus, a country is only considered to be an advanced society if it succeeds in providing the basic systems for making its citizens happy.
I have also immersed myself in the meeting of two oceans: the Sea of Spirituality and the Sea of Scientific Inquiry. I have both contemplated the essence of these two oceans and encapsulated these key ideas in my guide to leading a happy and meaningful life.
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About the author
Denny Januar Ali, known as Denny JA (born in Palembang, South Sumatra on 4 January 1963) is an intellectual entrepreneur. He made breakthroughs in the academic, political, social media, literature and cultural words in Indonesia.
Denny wa awarded by TIME magazine in 2015 as one of 30 most influential people in the internet. Included in the list are US President Barack Obama, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and some world celebrities such as Shakira, Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian. The voting conducted by TIME magazine showed Denny JA holds the first position.
In 2014, he was chosen as one of 33 the most influential literature figures in Indonesian history by a team of eight (a team of prominent poets, critics and academicians). He was chosen along with Chairil Anwar, Pramudya Ananta Toer, Takdir Alisjahbana and Rendra.
