Yesterday, Irish people wished everyone a “Happy Saint Patrick’s Day” or if in the Irish language, “the blessings of Saint Patrick’s Day”. But what do these related terms “Happy” and “Blessed” mean?

By happiness I mean a deep sense of flourishing which comes from an exceptionally heathy mind

This is not a mere pleasurable feeling, a fleeting emotion or a mood, but an optimal state of being

Happiness is also a way of interpreting the world, since while it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it.

Matthieu Ricard, Happiness