The Four Levels of Happiness by Fr. Spitzer
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Level 4: TRANSCENDENT
Goal: Ultimate Happiness
Means: Contemplation of truth; spirituality
Breadth: Unlimited
Duration: Eternal
Plato’s Transcendentals:
Truth, Justice, Love, Beauty, Home
Psychology: Transcendence – Strengths that forge a connection to the larger universe and provide
meaning
1. Appreciation of beauty and excellence (awe, wonder, elevation)
2. Gratitude
3. Hope (optimism, future-mindedness, future orientation)
4. Humor (playfulness)
5. Spirituality (religiousness, faith, purpose)
God is happiness by His Essence. St. Thomas Aquinas
For where your treasure is there will be your heart also. Matthew 6:21
Openness to transcendence belongs to the human person: man is open to the infinite and to all created
beings. Compendium of Catholic Social Doctrine of the Church, 130
Let joy in the Lord win and go on winning. St. Augustine
For where your treasure is there will be your heart also. Matthew 6:21
Openness to transcendence belongs to the human person: man is open to the infinite and to all created
beings. Compendium of Catholic Social Doctrine of the Church, 130
Let joy in the Lord win and go on winning. St. Augustine
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