The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living (original 1998; edition 2009)

by Dalai Lama (Author)

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One of the world's greatest spiritual leaders teams up with a psychiatrist to share, for the first time, how he achieved his hard-won serenity and how readers can attain the same inner peace.

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The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by Dalai Lama XIV (1998)

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The Dalai Lama will tell you that happiness is the purpose of life and that the very motion of our life is towards happiness. How to get there has always been the question. He has 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.

PendleHillLibrary | Mar 27, 2024 |

The Dalai Lama shares mindful ideas for living happier.
If only everyone on our planet would embrace his ideas. (

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GraceAllison | Feb 24, 2022 |

What an outstanding concept given by Dalai Lama. Yes I also believe that by only following one religion one cannot go to the spiritual path. We need to follow the humanity which includes love, kindness, compassion and peace. This book helps you to stop holding grudges, be more empathetic and understand that we're all just humans at the end of the day. A great read and this book really is for anyone, you just need to be willing to open your mind. (

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Luismadsen | May 21, 2021 |

The Dalai Lama shares how he achieved his hard-won serenity and how readers can attain the same inner peace.

PAFM | Sep 9, 2020 |

One of my first books I have read written by The Dalai Lama. Full of wisdom. Reinforced my desire to continue on the path of meditation and learning about the art of living a happy life. (

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The Art of Happiness is the result of collaboration between psychiatrist Howard Cutler and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. It is a blend of the Dalai Lama’s thoughts on various issues and Cutler’s personal and scientific reflections on them.

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Dalai Lama XIV	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Cutler, Howard C.	—	main author	all editions	confirmed

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Aider la vie (1999)

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Prix Spiritualités d'Aujourd'hui (2000)

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New York Times bestseller (Nonfiction – 1999)

Publishers Weekly Bestseller (Nonfiction – 1999)

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The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living

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The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living

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1998

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Dedicated to the Reader:
May you find happiness.

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I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness.

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Te vaak plaatsen facetten van ons leven - relaties, gezondheid, welvaart en zo verder - ons voor obstakels, die we het hoofd moeten bieden. De kunst van het geluk, dat de Dalai Lama schreef samen met psychiater Howard Cutler, is een handleiding. Meer dan 2500 jaar boeddhistische kennis en helder inzicht bieden hulp hij dagelijkse problemen. Door gesprekken, verhalen en meditaties maakt de Dalai Lama duidelijk hoe we angst, onzekerheid, woede en moedeloosheid kunnen overwinnen.
'Een boek waar velen enorm veel kracht uit zullen putten om te streven naar wat binnen ieders handbereik ligt: geluk.' Tïencls
De Dalai Lama geldt als een van de grootste denkers en spiritueel leiders van de twintigste eeuw. Zijn vele boeken worden over de gehele wereld gelezen. Van De kunst van het geluk zijn al bijna 100.000 exemplaren verkocht. Ook Open je hart is verschenen als Rainbow Pocket.

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