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The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living
by Dalai Lama, Howard C. Cutler
from Riverhead Hardcover

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Courage to Say "I Don't Know"
  I salute the Dalai Lama to have the courage to say "I don't know" on confronting with common human problems, such as a self-destructive woman mentioned by Dr. Howard Cutler. But His Holiness did answer the question, in a more unhurried way, which he called The Art of Happiness. In the book he raised more questions than a psychiatrist could raise and answered some of them which not even a neuroscientist would like to try. Life is not mysterious, but to be happy is. We need medical sciences definitely, but a... more info

• Happiness - Combining East -West Perspectives
  Happiness is a core state we all seek to achieve. Thanks, in part, to the Positive Psychology movement, happiness has taken center stage and is now the focus of a significant amount of attention. On a recent visit to a large, chain bookstore, I noticed one whole table devoted to books related to happiness. It appears that a happiness movement is underway.
  It is said that happiness can be achieved through external and internal means. Happiness achieved through external means is, unfortunately,... more info

• Powerful and elegant
  A very simple, yet enjoyable, read, but I especially enjoyed hearing his voice on the audiobook.

• misleading
  I am about half way through this book and am a bit dissappointed. I wanted to see what others thought of the book and BlueJack's review, unfortunately hits the nail on the head. This is Cutler's book. This book is not by the Dalai Lama. While I do think the concepts of a right to happiness, compassion, non-reaction, etc., are great for personal spiritual growth, I feel that the Dalai Lama's true message has been filtered through a much less able interpreter. I find Eckhart Tolle much more transformative. If... more info

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