The Method of Happiness Access in Buddhist Principle

Abstract

This Research aimed 1) to study the concept and the theory of happiness 2) to study the concept of happiness in the Buddhism and (3) to analyze the method of happiness access in Buddhist principle. This Qualitative Research.

The research results were found as follows; 1) the scholars have introduced two key concepts: happiness as the private convenience which are two parts, the roughly private convenience that is the basic to search and utilize to meet the demand; the thoroughly private convenience that attend to the mind, kindliness, spending, carefully lifestyle to achieve sustainable and highest point of life (Mohk-sa or salvation).

2) Happiness as the public convenience which are two parts, the roughly public convenience that attend the quantity of happiness of people. All the happiness are the same value for instance the happiness from the sleeping similar as the eating, consequently, the leader make the sacrifice and allocate the resource to the people with the self-interest; the thoroughly public convenience that attend the quantity and the quality of happiness of a lot of people by the belief that doing good have to base on the concepts and reasons for instance the action of the foundation. However, the people acting for the benefit of another people will face any trouble, therefore they have to make the sacrifice.

3) In the point of Buddhist view, happiness is the rapture coming from doing good without any trouble from the lust. Moreover, unsatisfied in five sensual desire (Kamagna), determine the unhappy emotion until to Nibbãna. The group and the best practice to reach the happiness are set in three levels; (1) the roughly or the lowest level of happiness, occurring from the five sensual desire to make any convenience in the current becoming and expect the better becoming after death to gain the better happiness. (2) the neatly or the middle level of happiness, coming from the determine the unhappy emotion. The self-determination to stay in the emotion is the absorption for the purpose to gain the neatly happiness at the mind. Moreover, get the convenience becoming after death. And (3) the finest or the highest level of happiness, becoming from the enlightenment. It is the unconditional happiness. The method practiced to access this happiness is to act follow the Magga Bhãvanã. The lower condition of one practice, the lower of the happiness one will access.