In this unique and important book, one of the world's great spiritual leaders offers his practical wisdom and advice on how we can overcome everyday human problems and achieve lasting happiness.
'The Art of Happiness' is a highly accessible guide for a western audience, combining the Dalai Lama's eastern spiritual tradition with Dr Howard C Cutler's western perspective.Covering all key areas of human experience, they apply the principles of Tibetan Buddhism to everyday problems and reveal how one can find balance and complete mental and spiritual freedom.
For the many who wish to understand more about the Dalai Lama's approach to living, there has never been a book which brings his beliefs so vividly into the real world.
First sentence:''I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness''.
Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihaly's famous investigations of 'optimal experience' have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called 'flow'. During flow,people typically experience deep enjoyment,creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work, Csikszentmihayi demonstrates the ways this positive state can be controlled,not just left to chance. 'Flow:The Psychology of optimal experience' teaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness and greatly improve the quality of our lives.
First sentence:''Twenty-Three Hundred years ago Aristotle concluded that, more than anything else, men and women seek happiness.''
It has been passed down through the ages, highly coveted,hidden,lost,stolen, and bought for vast sums of money.This centuries-old Secret has been understood by some of the most prominent people in history:Plato,Galileo,Edison,Carnegie,
Einstein-along with other inventors,theologians,scientists,and great thinkers.Now the secret is being revealed to the world.
''As you learn The Secret, you will come to know how you can have, be,or do anything you want. You will come to know who you really are. You will come to know the true magnificence that awaits you in life.''
First sentence:''The greatest teachers who have ever lived have told us that the law of attraction is the most powerful law in the Universe.''
Paulo Coelho is one of the most beloved storytellers of our time.Now, in the long-awaited English translation of 'Manual of the warrior of light',he presents a collection of philosophical thoughts and stories that will delight his readers everywhere.
'Manual of the warrior of light' is an invitation to each of us to live our dream, to embrace the uncertainty of life, and to rise to meet our own unique destiny.In his inimitable style, Paulo Coelho helps us to discover the warrior of light within each of us.
With inspiring short passages, we are invited to embark upon the way of the warrior: the one who appreciates the miracle of being alive, the one who accepts failure and the one whose quest leads him to become the person he wants to be.
First sentence:'A warrior of light knows that he has much to be grateful for'.
In this unique and important book, one of the world's great spiritual leaders offers his practical wisdom and advice on how we can overcome everyday human problems and achieve lasting happiness.
