The Art of Happiness

A handbook of Living

By His Holiness The Dali Lami and Howard Cutler, M.D.
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“Initially, of course, feelings of grief and anxiety are a natural human response to a loss. But if you allow these feelings of loss and worry to persist, there’s a danger, if these feelings are left unchecked, they can lead to a kind of self-absorption. A situation where the focus becomes your own self. and when that happens you become overwhelmed by the sense of loss, and you get a feeling that it’s only you who is going through this.” –Excerpt from the book

This book is written by a psychiatrist who is writing from the standpoint of trying to understand the universal, timeless message of the Dali Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet. Although the Dali Lama is a Buddhist, the truth of which he speaks applies to everyone, regardless of what religion you believe in. The messages contained in this book are applicable to every human being. The messages are sometimes fairly intellectual in nature, and sometimes very simple.

One of the clearest messages is that we are in fact responsible for much of our own suffering, regardless of our external situations. However the good news is that we can change our ways of thinking and find the happiness we are seeking.

Many people grieving think that happiness isn’t available for them, but this book will help you understand that we can in fact strive towards happiness as a goal, which isn’t a bad idea. As a famous TV personality always says, “How’s that working for ya?” when talking about our current situations. Perhaps it’s time to look through a new perspective.