The Art of Happiness (Abridged)
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Nearly every time you see him, he's laughing, or at least he's smiling. And he makes everyone else around him feel like smiling. He's the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet, the Nobel Prize winner, and increasingly popular speaker and statesman. Why is he so popular? Even after spending just a few minutes in his presence you can't help feeling just a little bit happier.
The Dalai Lama is probably one of the only people in the world 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 that "the very motion of our life is towards happiness." How to get them 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 meditations, 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 and abiding source of inner peace. Based on 2500 years of Buddhist meditations mixed with a healthy dose of common sense, The Art of Happiness is an audiobook that crosses the boundaries of all traditions to help listeners with the difficulties common to all human beings.
Customer Reviews
STILL…One of my favorite self realization books on the market today!
Great narration, but reading the book itself gave me more than I could have hoped for. Still it’s nice to see it on audio for re-reviewing it’s principles! Solid sound and life changing! Thank you for offering it up as hope for learning serenity and grace in daily living!
So grateful for this book
I absolutely loved this book. I will definitely do the meditations in it. I think that because of where I am in my personal growth , This book is perfect for me , I benefited a tremendous amount. I’m so grateful to the author. I will continue to revisit this book. It is short which is perfect for re-reading. Such a reminder to be compassionate and a great way to know how to get started. My hope is that anyone who reads this and decides to purchase it will get as much out of it as I did if not more.
Chapter 11 onwards are practical and important for todays worls
Good audiobook