02246cam a2200349 i 4500 283110638 TxAuBib 20000918120000.0 000918s1998||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 98-20431 9781573221115 $25.00 1573221112 $25.00 TxAuBib rda Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV. The Art of Happiness : A Handbook for Living / His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, M.D. New York, NY : Riverhead Books, 1998. 322 p : hardbound ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Read by Howard C. Cutler with Ernest Abuba. Purpose of life: Right to happiness -- Sources of happiness -- Training the mind for happiness -- Reclaiming our innate state of happiness -- Human warmth and compassion: New model for intimacy -- Deepening our connection to others -- Value and benefits of compassion -- Transforming suffering: Facing suffering -- Self-created suffering -- Shifting perspective -- Finding meaning in pain and suffering -- Overcoming obstacles: Bringing about change -- Dealing with anger and hatred -- Dealing with anxiety and building self-esteem -- Closing reflections on living a spiritual life: Basic spiritual values. Nearly every time you see him, he's laughing, or at least smiling. And he makes everyone else around him feel like smiling. He's the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leador of Tibet, a Nobel Prize winner, and an increasingly popular speaker and statesman. Why is he so popular? Even after spending only a few minutes in his presence you can't help feeling happier. Through conversations, stories, and meditations, the Dalai Lama shows us how to defeat day-to-day anxiety, insecurity, anger, and discouragement. 20000918. Religious life Buddhism. Happiness Religious aspects Buddhism. Buddhism. Doctrines. Faith. Cutler, Howard C. Lama, Dalai.