significantly with participant’s meditation experience and their psychological well-being Also, a significant relationship between was found between meditation experience and well-being, by a combination of mindfulness and self-compassion scores The findings suggested both mindfulness and self-compassion may play a crucial role in people’s wellbeing This study suggests that happiness is within and people not have to depend on external factors for their happiness So, the Finding #3-based idea—it is possible to be happy without seeking external sources of happiness, like worldly success, by living more in the present moment, by practicing meditation or solitude—has provided knowledge and support to the first pillar of positive psychology that is concerned with increasing people’s positive subjective experiences Also, researchers found that mindfulness training increases compassion toward self and others (Campos et al., 2016) Compassion is a virtue that one can develop with practices such as loving-kindness meditation (Fredrickson, Cohn, Coffey, Pek, & Finkel, 2008) Loving-kindness meditation is derived from ancient Tibetan Buddhist meditation practices, namely metta (Pali: benevolence or loving kindness Pali is the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism) or maitri (Sanskrit: too much affection or friendliness) (Chödrön, 2017) The development of virtues and individual traits is associated with the second pillar of positive psychology, a topic I discuss next in the context of Finding #3 Finding #3’s contributions to the second pillar of positive psychology: Individual traits, qualities, and positive personality Finding #3 claims it is possible to be happy without seeking external sources of happiness in the world This is possible by 200