The Art of Happiness A Handbook for Living. (New York, NY)

The Art of Happiness A Handbook for Living.

Local pick-up preferred but will ship at the buyers expense.condition excellentKingston Books 15 IMG_6871 Authors His Holiness the Dali Lama and Howard C. Cuttler M.D. Publisher Rivershead Books Not Illustrated The Dalai Lama is probably one of the only people who if you ask him if he s happy even though he s suffered the loss of his country will give you an unconditional yes. What s more he ll tell you that happiness is the purpose of life and the the very motion of our life is toward happiness. How to get there has always been the question. He s tried to answer it before but he s never had the help of a psychiatrist to get the message across in a context we can easily understand. Through meditation stories and the meeting of Buddhism and psychology the Dalai Lama shows us how to defeat day-to-day depression anxiety anger jealousy or just an ordinary bad mood. He discusses relationships health family work and spirituality to show us how to ride through life s obstacles on a deep abiding source of inner peace. Based on 2 500 years of Buddhist meditations and with a healthy dose of common sense The Art of Happiness is a program that crosses the boundaries of all traditions to help listeners with the difficulties common to all human beings. Contents by Chapter Author s Notes Introduction Part 1 The Purpose of Life Chapter 1 The Right to happiness Chapter 2 The Source of Happiness Chapter 3 Training the Mind for Happiness Chapter 4 Reclaiming Our Innate State of Happiness Part 2 Human Warmth and Compassion Chapter 5. A New Model for Intimacy Chapter 6. Deepening Our Connection to Others Chapter 7. The Value and Benefits of Compassion Part 3 Transforming Suffering Chapter 8. Facing Suffering Chapter 9. Self-Created Suffering Chapter 10. Shifting Perspective Chapter 11. Finding Meaning in Pain and Suffering Part 4 Overcoming Obstacles. Chapter 12. Bringing About Change Chapter 13. Dealing With Anger and Hatred Chapter 14. Dealing with Anxiety and Building Self-Esteem Part 5 Closing Reflections On Living a Spiritual Life Chapter 15. Basic Spiritual Values Acknowledgements Selected titles by His Holiness the Dali Lama Author s Note In this book extensive conversations with the Dali Lama have been recounted. The private meetings with the Dali Lama in Arizona and India which form the basis of this work took place with the express purpose of collaborating on a project that would present his views on leading a happier life augmented by my own observations and commentary Hardcover with jacket 319 pages ISBN 1-57322 111-2