Buddha, Buddhism and Positive Thinking – The Way Forward in Our Lives

Abstract

The practitioner-academician attempts, in this paper, to demonstrate that action-oriented Buddhism upholds and in fact advances positive thinking. The researcher urges the readers, for the sake of happiness, to avoid negative situations and think of others; he believes that positive thinking helps in good living including good leading or harmonious working with each other, and besides, it helps in not only securing but also boosting happiness both in the sense of the other-worldly as well as this world.

Keywords: Proactive, Positive thinking, Buddhism, Happiness, Impermanent world