The Art of Happiness in a Troubled Wo..., Dalai Lama
The Art of Happiness in a Troubled Wo..., Dalai Lama
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The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World

Author: Dalai Lama, Howard Cutler, M.D.

Narrator: Marc Cashman

Unabridged: 14 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2009

Synopsis

How can we expect to find happiness and meaning in our lives when the modern world seems such an unhappy place? His Holiness the Dalai Lama has suffered enormously throughout his life, yet he always seems to be smiling and serene. How does he do it? In The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World, Dr. How­ard Cutler walks listeners through the Dalai Lama's philosophy on how to achieve peace of mind and come to terms with life's inherent suffering. Together, the two examine the roots of many of the problems facing the world and show us how we can approach these calamities in a way that alleviates suffering and helps us along in our personal quests to be happy. Through stories, meditations, and in-depth conversations, the Dalai Lama teaches us to identify the cultural influences and ways of thinking that lead to personal unhappiness, thereby making sense of the hardships we face personally as well as the afflictions suffered by others.

About The Author

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. He is a recipient of the Raoul Wallenberg Congressional Human Rights Award, the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, and the Nobel  Peace Prize. He lives in Dharamsala, India. Howard C. Cutler, MD, is a psychiatrist, bestselling author, and speaker. He is coauthor, with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, of the acclaimed Art of Happiness series of books. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is on the editorial board of The American Journal of Psychotherapy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stacey on December 29, 2010

I would have given it 4 stars if the author didn't repeat himself so much. The content in the book that is actually by the Dalai Lama is minimal, but nice. The author's addition of relevant scientific studies was nice as well, but he didn't need to reiterate, and reiterate, and then summarize, his d......more

Goodreads review by robin on November 18, 2020

Finding Happiness In Oneself And Others In 1998, H.H. the Dalai Lama and Dr. Howard C. Cutler, an American psychiatrist, wrote a book, "The Art of Happiness" which became a surprise best-seller. The book taught the importance of looking within and of controlling destructive emotions in finding happin......more

Goodreads review by Kenyon on September 10, 2014

This is probably one of the best non-fiction books I have ever read. It gave me a lot to think about regarding how I view others and how I fit into my community. It showed me that a lot of what makes up the quality of my life is how I view and react to the world around me. This book couldn't have co......more

Goodreads review by Chris on July 20, 2023

A chart of how much I liked this book over the course of reading it (and the correlated metric of how much I got out of it) would look something like this 📈. I got the vibe early on that Howard Cutler is just a big Dalai Lama fanboy and wanted to brag about how much time he had spent with that great......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on August 25, 2018

Not actually by Dalai Lama but by a psychiatrist who interviews him. There are snippets from the DL. The writing is repetitive and could use editing. The style is unpleasant. This wasn’t the book I had hoped for. There are good bits on us vs them thinking. That there isn’t evil. See each person throu......more

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