Creating a Holistic Well-being for Sustainable Happiness at Work Base on the Concept of Buddhist Psychology

Abstract

            Several academic literatures in the Western and the Eastern were reviewed in this study. Also, the inspiration for this study was drawn from my work experiences in the field of human resources management and development in the public sector and private sectors. This brought this study to investigate the factors that affect holistic well-being and happiness at work to research how to build up happiness at work and how Buddhist Psychology is used to raise people’s happiness. In the worldwide, Buddhist Psychology is an important element for holistic well-being that contribute to job satisfaction. The key element of job satisfaction is referred to the important of four path of accomplishment and four sublime states of mind to increase success and happiness in the workplace. Buddhist Psychology, therefore, can be considered as of importance to human’s needs. As it can help people to reach their feelings and minds. A good practice of Buddhist Psychology can be used as a guideline to improve happiness at work. This can contribute the results to the employees to success in the work as well as keep sustainable happiness; as the quote“the work was successful and people are happy”.