It has to be duly pointed out that happiness cannot be achieved by the elimination of economic poverty alone. The economic material aspect is only one of the facets of the human personality. What is needed for happiness is the development of the total personality. Education of the emotions is extremely important as that enables man to have meaningful healthy interpersonal relations. As man is a social animal and he has to interact with others in all his dealings throughout life, a method of improving interpersonal relations is extremely valuable. Emotional poverty or the lack of healthy positive emotions and the consequent preponderance of negative emotions causes stress and strife. Then there is spiritual poverty which prevents the development of values and priorities. When there is spiritual impoverishment man lacks purpose, meaning and direction in life. He is like a lonely rudderless boat drifting in the mighty ocean without a compass. He suffers from alienation and frustration, and happiness and fulfillment are far from achieved. Therefore Buddhism aims at the development of the entire personality and cautions man not to lose sight of the development of the other equally important if not more, facets of the human personality, in the attempt to liberate man from economic poverty.