The quote "The statement that the happy man lives well and acts well, too, is in harmony with the definition of happiness" (Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics page 5) demonstrates Aristotle's view. ... Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics states "In anyone who has a function or an action to perform the goodness or excellence lies in that function" (Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics pg. 3). ... According to Aristotle finding goodness is in essence finding happiness. ... Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and The Bhagavad-Gita both share the view that action is the nature of the soul...

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