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What is the one thing everyone wants? Happiness. But where do we find it? French Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard has been working with scientists and Buddhist scholars to explore the effects of meditation on the brain and its correlation with happiness. What he discovered: Happiness is not something you seek, but rather it is a skill you develop. On Happiness, the former cellular biologist merges the newest scientific research with traditional Buddhist teachings and contemporary Western philosophy to show you the keys to realizing the experience of happiness. Join Ricard on this audio adaptation of his book of the same title to learn more about: - How to cultivate sukha-a balanced state of well-being that arises when we release ourselves from mental blindness and afflictive emotions - Practices for working with your mind to develop attention, focus, and clarity-a foundation for inner peace - How to work with the ego and time to enter the state of flow
- Sales Rank: #1030818 in Books
- Brand: Ricard, Matthieu
- Published on: 2007-01
- Formats: Audiobook, CD, Illustrated
- Original language: French
- Number of items: 2
- Dimensions: 5.80" h x .60" w x 5.26" l, .86 pounds
- Running time: 7200 seconds
- Binding: Audio CD
- 2 pages
From Publishers Weekly
For millennia, philosophers, writers and artists have sought the key to human happiness. A Buddhist monk and former cell biologist, Ricard offers his own musings about the nature of happiness and tips on how to attain it in his sometimes tedious, sometimes dynamic guide. Happiness, for Ricard, cannot be found in fleeting experiences of pleasure—the joy of a sunny day, the refreshing taste of an ice cream cone, the ecstasy of sex—but only in the depths of an individual's being. Happiness is not self-interested, but rather compassionate, seeking the well-being of others. If we are truly happy, writes Ricard, we can change the world because of our compassion for others and our desire to end hatred and bring happiness even to those we don't like. For Ricard, happiness is a deep state of well-being and wisdom that flourishes in every moment of life, despite the inevitability of suffering. Individuals can, however, learn to minimize suffering in life by practicing moderation in all things, as well as meditation. Meditative exercises that individuals can practice to achieve happiness appear in each chapter. Ricard (Tibet: A Compassionate Eye) doesn't have much new to tell us about his subject, but he imbues these reflections with his own deep sense of happiness and verve. (Apr. 12)
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'In a brilliant synthesis of 25 centuries of the wisdom of Buddhism with the neuroscience and cognitive psychology of the twenty- first century, Matthieu Ricard, who embodies both traditions, gives humanity a gift it desperately needs now: a vision of a po
About the Author
Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk residing in Katmandu, is a coauthor of "The Monk & the Philosopher" & is the official French translator of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Teaches you the spirit of meditation and how to find your own happiness.
By Armando Espinoza
I got this book along with "Why Meditate" (from the same author) when I needed help for my depression and I wanted to learn more about meditation. This book did really well with that. While this book can show you a lot about the philosophies and the teaching of meditation, "Why Meditate" functions as a sort of "companion book" that teaches you more of the technical side while this book serves as more of a "spiritual guide." However, learning the philosophies and insight of meditation as a school of thought is essential to practicing and mastering meditation.
This book provides you with stories from many walks of life about their source of happiness (or lack thereof) in order to compare and contrast what constitutes real happiness. This gives you incredible insight into meditation, and the author also gives you small exercises (which are parts of what make up the whole of meditation) to better familiarize yourself with it. If you're desperately seeking happiness in your own life, drop everything now and get this book ASAP. You'd be surprised how just one book can change your life.
I wound up buying this book more than once for some of my friends when they needed help going through some tough times like I have. I find it as one of the best "self-help" books out there in order to find your true happiness.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Wish I could give this 10 stars!
By A
I am a Christian but I loved this book. My perception was that he was explaining where some ideas he mentions are coming from but he was not pushing Buddhism. I took it more as psychology and how our ego (which is really non-existent bc it's only a thought in your mind) ((which isnt the mind also ephemeral? There's no "hard copy" existence of a mind!)) takes over thus producing anger (if we are feeling threatened, fearful, insecure), envious (vs happy) for the other, prideful, agitated, etc. If we truly want to be happy and at peace within, we need to ask ourselves : is this thought/feeling life-giving or life-draining? Most "suffering" thoughts (he calls them toxic) are life-draining, right? So, "letting go" of these life-draining thoughts (replacing them with life-giving thoughts) thru meditation and practice, is the way to true peace and happiness.
(For a more thorough explanation and how-to on meditation, also order his "Why Meditate?" 2010).
As an example, for me, one thing that really makes me mad, upset, pissed off, about my DH is that he is almost always late for everything!
I get the pets settled, the house closed up, me ready and then have to wait and wait and wait. It's VERY embarrassing to me when others are
waiting for us... I feel this is a very disrespectful way to be. Keeping people waiting when you have been given the time (clock time) to leave/meet. This happened while I was reading this book, and I took one of the exercises on anger to heart and practiced it.... It worked...
I found that, yes he was being disrespectful to me and the others but that it was my mind, my SELF, my ego that was producing the anger within me. I could choose to let my thoughts control me and drain me, or I could choose to let go of my insecurity of how others think of his insensitivity themselves (bc it was not MY fault we were late) and therefore only think life-giving thoughts (being with our friends). I felt SO much better, then!
This is a biggie for me. And like the author states, it takes practice practice practice to come to inner peace and happiness. (Obviously I have a ways to go on this bc I did ask myself: does he CHOOSE to be rude and make ppl wait on purpose? No. And do the others get peeved about waiting for him? Maybe, but that again is on them and their "practice" and journey thru this life.)
I can't recommend this book highly enough!
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
a book that has helped true transformation in people I know (excuse the hyperbole)
By SteveNY
Here is an example of a message that I received from a friend who read Happiness...
"I'm flying. The two big things for me have been: While I know I'm a responsible person toward my friends and people I interact with, I hadn't recognized how much I had emotionally blocked out other people in general and the effect it was having on my mind. From a purely selfish perspective, I now see that the more I focus on empathizing with people who I have no connection with, the calmer and clearer my mind is and the happier I am. I didn't recognize the price I was paying for not wanting to empathize with people who don't have a direct bearing on my life.
Secondly, I hadn't really conceptualized the difference between pleasure and happiness. Upon reading it in Ricard's book, it was immediately apparent to me and I realize how much my emphasis on the former at the expense of the latter has been a mistake. I think I viewed emotionally being engaged with strangers and people "out there" in general as a distraction and waste of time, at best, but hadn't realized that all the time I was engaging with them, albeit in a negative way.
Guy, between 'The Joy of Living, Unlocking the Secrets and Science' and "Happiness" I'm now in a total blissed-out state. A couple of the things I've realized is that in terms of my own sustained happiness it's in my strong self-interest to try to be more compassionate toward people. Just starting to think that way has allowed me to exorcise a lot of petty conflicts and tensions that unnecessarily clutter my mind. I am so much calmer now. "
This book is VERY well worth reading. It is a must read for anyone who wants to reach beyond their material goals, and realizes that the underlying goal is happiness. It is written in a clear manner that seems to resonate with many readers.
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