Buddhist and psychological perspectives on emotions and well-being

Stimulated by a recent meeting between Western psychologists and the Dalai Lama on the topic of destructive emotions, we report on two issues: the achievement of enduring happiness, what Tibetan. Buddhists call sukha, and the nature of afflictive and nonafflictive emotional states and traits. A. Buddhist perspective on these issues is presented, along with discussion of the challenges the Buddhist view raises for empirical research and theory.