Conference on Happiness Wraps Up in San Francisco

A report from Shambhala Sun Space on the recent conference on happiness in San Francisco:

"The conference opened on Nov. 24 with 700 people filling the Westin Hotel. There were health workers, therapists, teachers, students, media, Buddhist practitioners — all of whom soon formed a single, palpable, attentive, living link with the high-powered presenters, spurring them on to share their best. The first of five panels, “Deconstructing Happiness,” established a baseline for the rest of the day and for the conference. Psychologist Paul Ekman sharpened our discernment of the spectrum of possible states (and traits) implied by “happiness.” He was followed by a provocative capsule of the history of happiness in Western thought, presented by Prof. Darrin McMahon (author of the new book, Happiness: A History).
After equally fine presentations by..."