The Sikh View on Happiness: Guru Arjan's Sukhmani

Professor Kamala Elizabeth Nayar (Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada),Jaswinder Singh Sandhu (Sources Substance Use Services, Canada)

The Sikh View on Happiness: Guru Arjan's Sukhmani
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country
United Kingdom
Published
21 October 2021
Pages
272
ISBN
9781350266933

The Sikh View on Happiness: Guru Arjan’s Sukhmani

Professor Kamala Elizabeth Nayar (Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada),Jaswinder Singh Sandhu (Sources Substance Use Services, Canada)

Sukhmani (The Pearl of Happiness) is a popular Sikh text by Guru Arjan, which inculcates the Sikh religious ethos and philosophical perspective on wellbeing and happiness. The book features a new translation of this celebrated Sikh text and provides the first in-depth analysis of it. The Sikh View on Happiness begins with an overview of the nature of suffering and the attainment of happiness in Indian religions. This provides the foundation for the examination of the historical, social, and religious context of the Sukhmani and its contribution to the development of the Sikh tradition. In addition to exploring the spiritual teachings of the Sukhmani, Nayar and Sandhu draw upon the Sikh understanding of the mind, illness, and wellbeing to both introduce key Sikh psychological concepts and illustrate the practical application of traditional healing practices in the contemporary context. In doing so, they highlight the overlap of the teachings in the Sukhmani with concepts and themes found in Western psychotherapy, such as mindfulness, meaningful living, and resilience.

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