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I am Josh a Buddhist pastor and everything I do is entirely.

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And so for tonight, I'm going to be doing a talk on one of the foundations of positive psychology and I think one of the goals or destinations that motivate not only spiritual practice but in many ways or motivation

for life itself and that we seek experiences that relieve us of stress, we yearn for tranquil states where we can feel

it one with the world and others, profound experiences that lead to memories that lift

our spirits and change our perspectives on life. So the Buddha's teachings offer such a path, of course,

if you're familiar with the

Booda knows that refold path, which is his plan for a spiritual life,

the Buddha knows that

refraining from causing suffering work that isn't harmful or exceedingly stressful,

refraining from addictive compulsions,

a meditation practice, create a mind

that over time can induce what he called the Janas, extremely peaceful,

focused states that allow for

liberation from suffering,

awakening into the true nature, the profound paradoxical

nature of existence. So tonight I'm going to be delving into some more contemporary insights into what allows for these

peak experiences that are transformative, how they occur, what supports them and why they occur.

And to do this, there's no better place to start than with Abraham Maslow, who was a positive psychologist,

whose work was became prominent in 1950s and 60s. He was a positive psychologist who, in his own words,

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