Before heading off on a week-long Vipassana retreat last month, Atlantic senior editor Robert Wright asked readers to submit their questions about meditation so he could reply to them after his return. Here’s his response — “Should Buddhist Meditation Make You Happy?” It’s a valuable question, and it’s worth reading.
Buddhist teachers Gaylon Ferguson, Andrew Olendzki and Zenkei Blanche Hartman addressed the question of Buddhism and happiness in a forum discussion in Buddhadharma — read it here.