The Art of Happiness

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781573221115
• ISBN10: 1573221112
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-10-26
• Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. His tireless efforts on behalf of human rights and world peace have brought him international recognition. He is a recipient of the Wallenberg Award (conferred by the U.S. Congressional Human Rights Foundation), the Albert Schweitzer Award, and the Nobel Peace Prize. Howard C. Cutler, M.D., is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He first met the Dalai Lama in 1982 while visiting India on a research grant to study Tibetan medicine. Dr. Cutler maintains a private psychiatric practice in Phoenix.

Table of Contents

Author's Note	ix
Introduction	1	(10)
PART I. THE PURPOSE OF LIFE	11	(54)
Chapter 1 The Right to Happiness	13	(6)
Chapter 2 The Sources of Happiness	19	(18)
Chapter 3 Training the Mind for Happiness	37	(15)
Chapter 4 Reclaiming Our Innate State of Happiness	52	(13)
PART II. HUMAN WARMTH AND COMPASSION	65	(66)
Chapter 5 A New Model for Intimacy	67	(18)
Chapter 6 Deepening Our Connection to Others	85	(28)
Chapter 7 The Value and Benefits of Compassion	113	(18)
PART III. TRANSFORMING SUFFERING	131	(86)
Chapter 8 Facing Suffering	133	(16)
Chapter 9 Self-Created Suffering	149	(23)
Chapter 10 Shifting Perspective	172	(27)
Chapter 11 Finding Meaning in Pain and Suffering	199	(18)
PART IV. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES	217	(74)
Chapter 12 Bringing About Change	219	(27)
Chapter 13 Dealing with Anger and Hatred	246	(17)
Chapter 14 Dealing with Anxiety and Building Self-Esteem	263	(28)
PART V. CLOSING REFLECTIONS ON LIVING A SPIRITUAL LIFE	291	(26)
Chapter 15 Basic Spiritual Values	293	(24)
Acknowledgments	317	(4)
Selected titles by His Holiness the Dalai Lama	321