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by dr_dshiv 2521 days ago
Pursuing harmony is a classical (Plato/Confucius) alternative to pursuing happiness. Happiness is a very individualistic. Harmony is hierarchical -- harmony in self, harmony with others, harmony in world. Harmony isn't sameness -- it is diversity in unity. So, it's pursuit isn't just "positive emotion" but a kind of integration of parts into greater wholes.