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Realization 1. Money Does Not Bring Long-Term Happiness

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Realization 3. Deep Psychological Investigation Heals Hidden Wounds

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Realization 4. The Roots of Trees Reveal Built-In Pathways to Happiness

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Realization 5. Our Evolutionary Ancestors Connect Us to the Trees

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Realization 6. Deeply Embedded Individualism and Competition Prevent Long Term Happiness

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Realization 7. The Earth’s Oldest Meditation Aligns with Hunter-Gatherer Values

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Realization 8. Connecting Vedic Meditation with Peripheral Vision Develops Love and Empathy

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Realization 9. Sitting and Walking with Trees Brings Rewarding Interconnections with All Beings

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Action Item 2. Provide More Emphasis on Supporting Female Beings

Adichi, Chimamonda, TED talk, “We Should All Be Feminists.”

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Action Item 3. Reform Our System of Capitalism to Bring Happiness to All Beings

Lyon, Georgia, campaignlegal.org/update/how-does-citizens-united-still-effect-us-2024.

Harvey, Fiona, The Guardian, August 8, 2024, https://www.theguardian.co/environment/article/2024/aug/08/fossil-fuel-industry-using-disinformation-campaign-to-slow-green-transition.

Practice 4. Sitting with Trees and Forest Bathing

McAfee, Barbara. Song, “Breathing Trees”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYrZ64EVBNE

Appendix 1. Thich Nhat Hanh Mindfulness Trainings

Hanh, Thich Nhat. Interbeing, Editor Fred Eppsteiner, (Parallax Press, 1998).

Appendix 4. Peripheral Vision

Smith, Andy, Using Peripheral Vision to Relax, https//nlppod.com, May 21, 2020.

Gay-Evans, Olivia, Parasympathetic Nervous System Functions, https//simplepsychology.org, May 18, 2021.

Matthew, Jonathan, Expand Your Awareness with this Hawaiian Open Eye Tradition, https//medium.com, September 22, 2021.

Appendix 5. United Nations Recommendations to Reduce Climate Change

Website: un.org/en/actnow/ten-actions.

Appendix 6. Additional Teachings from Trees and Plants

Benyus, Janine M., Biomimicry – Innovation Inspired by Nature, (HarperCollins, 2002).

Vinall, Francis, Chimpanzees seen self-medicating with healing plants when sick or injured, The Washington Post, June 20, 2024.

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