Happiness : a guide to developing life's most important skill

By:

Ricard, Matthieu

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Atlantic Books London 2007Description: xiv,281p 20 cm ; PbkISBN:

978-1843545583

Subject(s):

Religion Happiness--Religious aspects--Buddhism Meditation--Buddhism Happiness

DDC classification:

294.3434 RIC

Contents:

Introduction 3 Talking About Happiness 17 Is Happiness the Purpose of Life? 26 A Two-Way Mirror: Looking Within, Looking Without 33 False Friends 40 Is Happiness Possible? 49 The Alchemy of Suffering 59 The Veils of the Ego 80 When Our Thoughts Become Our Worst Enemies 97 The River of Emotion 108 Disturbing Emotions: The Remedies 120 Desire 137 Hatred 146 Envy 157 The Great Leap to Freedom 160 A Sociology of Happiness 169 Happiness in the Lab 186 Happiness and Altruism: Does Happiness Make Us Kind or Does Being Kind Make Us Happy? 202 Happiness and Humility 211 Optimism, Pessimism, and Naivete 215 Golden Time, Leaden Time, Wasted Time 227 One with the Flow of Time 233 Ethics as the Science of Happiness 239 Happiness in the Presence of Death 253 A Path 258 Acknowledgments 267 Notes 269

Summary: Matthieu Ricard shows us that happiness is not just an emotion, but a skill that can be developed. His step-by-step guide contains 20-minute exercises to train the mind to recognise and pursue happiness.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	294.3434 RIC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		40819

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Introduction 3
Talking About Happiness 17
Is Happiness the Purpose of Life? 26
A Two-Way Mirror: Looking Within, Looking Without 33
False Friends 40
Is Happiness Possible? 49
The Alchemy of Suffering 59
The Veils of the Ego 80
When Our Thoughts Become Our Worst Enemies 97
The River of Emotion 108
Disturbing Emotions: The Remedies 120
Desire 137
Hatred 146
Envy 157
The Great Leap to Freedom 160
A Sociology of Happiness 169
Happiness in the Lab 186
Happiness and Altruism: Does Happiness Make Us Kind or Does Being Kind Make Us Happy? 202
Happiness and Humility 211
Optimism, Pessimism, and Naivete 215
Golden Time, Leaden Time, Wasted Time 227
One with the Flow of Time 233
Ethics as the Science of Happiness 239
Happiness in the Presence of Death 253
A Path 258
Acknowledgments 267
Notes 269

Matthieu Ricard shows us that happiness is not just an emotion, but a skill that can be developed. His step-by-step guide contains 20-minute exercises to train the mind to recognise and pursue happiness.

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