Describes a traditional Buddhist approach to suffering and how embracing the painful situation and using communication, negative habits, and challenging experiences leads to emotional growth and happiness.

Blending common sense and modern psychiatry, The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World applies Buddhist tradition to twenty-first-century struggles in a relevant way. The result is a wise approach to dealing with human problems that is both optimistic and realistic, even in the most challenging times.
How can we expect to find happiness and meaning in our lives when the modern world seems such an unhappy place?
His Holiness the Dalai...

"In this groundbreaking book, Matthieu Ricard makes a passionate case for happiness as a goal that deserves at least as much energy as any other in our lives. Wealth? Fitness? Career success? How can we possibly place these above true and lasting well-being? Drawing from works of fiction and poetry, Western philosophy, Buddhist beliefs, scientific research, and personal experience, Ricard weaves an inspirational and forward-looking account of how...

The beloved American-born Buddhist nun, author of "When Things Fall Apart, " shows how at the core of the most painful experiences lie the seeds of spiritual awakening.

By reflecting on the Bhuddist teachings of right and wrong, Chödrön imparts valuable wisdom on how to cope with the grim reality that life is not always fair, and you don't always get what you deserve--bad or good. "El término chino para la palabra "crisis" consta de dos ideogramas: uno significa dificultad; el otro, oportunidad. La ancestral sabiduría china releja de este modo que, además de conflictivos, los tiempos de crisis son también...

The Dalai Lama provides advice and strategies to help people open their hearts and minds in order to live more meaningful lives.

"How can we stay engaged with life day after day? How can we continue to love-to keep our minds in a happy mood-when life is complex, difficult, and, often, disappointing? Bestselling author and beloved teacher Sylvia Boorstein asked herself these questions when she started to write this inspiring new book. The result is her best work to date, offering warm, wise, and helpful ways we can experience happiness even when the odds are against us. As Boorstein...

Through practical exercises and personal anecdotes, the revered spiritual leader shows how individuals' compassion can lead to global changes.