The true nature of happiness. How may happiness be acquired and how is it
lost? Observation, the conscious perceiver and the present moment.

Happiness and the service of the needs of others. To be happy is to be in tune
with one’s own nature. The relationship between happiness and law. The creative power of observation.

The Vedic principle of ‘May all be happy’ and the principle of utility ‘The greatest happiness for the greatest numbers’. Observing the body at work and learning to
observe the movements of the mind.

The Self as the true source of happiness. The Platonic virtues; the divine and
the human goods. The eternal present and passing time.

The life and work of Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499). The immortality and divinity
of the soul. ‘Rejoice in the present.’

Recapitulation of the term’s work. The difference between pleasure and
happiness. The different states of attention.

Seven natural values and corresponding misconceptions about them: happiness, knowledge, fullness of life, service, generosity, beauty and love. Further work on
attention.

Further natural values and common misconceptions. Detachment, wealth,
truth, self-respect, efficiency, duty and work. Attention and efficiency.

The meaning, etymology and creative power of wisdom. Stepping free from
the grip of passing time. Practice in relation to speech and conversation.

The process of identification. The birthless and deathless Self. The four
principles of work.

Being at one with the universe. The importance of not selling our happiness.
Further on the principles of work.