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The Essence of Happiness

By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama,Howard C. Cutler
Narrated by: Linda Emond,Dion Graham,Howard C. Cutler (introduction)
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Summary

The Dalai Lama inspired millions around the world with his wisdom and compassion in The Art of Happiness. Now, in The Essence of Happiness, further moving insights from His Holiness are here.

Offering sage advice on defeating day-to-day depression, anxiety, anger, jealousy, and other emotions that get in the way of true happiness, The Essence of Happiness contains transforming reflections on how to overcome suffering and obstacles to create a fulfilled, joyous life.

©2002 His Holiness the Dalai Lama (P)2010 Simon & Schuster Inc

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Helping with everyday life....

fantastic book cant wait to listen to more. Useing the book to help my depression

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lovely


I have listened to this book many times now and it still makes me happy

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loved this. beautiful

beautifully written and read. highly recommend. straight to the point. will read again and again

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too short....fluidity was off putting due to shortness of chapters. it was more in keeping with a simple synopsis. exhilarating words as usual.

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Good introduction

An introduction to the philosophy of the Dalai Lama. I found the narration of the intro by the author hard to listen to, but the main text was good. Skip the intro (it finished halfway through chapter one) and enjoy the rest of this short book.

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great! A must have for all!!

I loved it. it has given me a better insight on happiness and how I can achieve it. I am very interested in Buddhism because of this book. searching for more dalai Lama books as we speak. give it a go! I recommend listening to this in a park where you can breath fresh air and have clear thoughts and very few distractions.

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Inspiring

An inspiring short burst of wisdom ! Really worth a listen. Provokes thought ... never a bad thing.

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Reflective Food for the mind

Will be listening to this a few times a week. perfect bite sized length, but packed with amazing morsels and nuggets of guidance.

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