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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
So disappointed about this book!
I was waiting to read this book for so long and not what I was expecting honestly. So hard to read for me. And, as lots of people say, is not a book wrote by Dalai Lama and the actual author put lots of his stories and thoughts..
I was waiting to read this book for so long and not what I was expecting honestly. So hard to read for me. And, as lots of people say, is not a book wrote by Dalai Lama and the actual author put lots of his stories and thoughts..
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I slowly made my way through this book over the last few months. Every read brought some fresh insight and perspective for me, and I really enjoyed Howard Cutler’s psychoanalytic perspective as the “western voice” in these conversations. It was all very moving and I am glad I read it.
it is a great book...if you need it. It was a little too "self help" book to me. I thought writing it more as a never ending conversation read a little dry and the small little chats he had with friends seemed waaay to made-up. the friends' responses seemed a little too convenient and seemed to work perfectly into every story.
I think if I had a less happy outlook on life, this would be a great book to read, but I tend to do many of the things it says to do, so it was nice to reinforce my beliefs, but it didn't seem to be a self help I needed.
I think if I had a less happy outlook on life, this would be a great book to read, but I tend to do many of the things it says to do, so it was nice to reinforce my beliefs, but it didn't seem to be a self help I needed.
Read this book on my travels to Indochina. The book and the experience was life changing for me. I think this book is a perfect blue print of how I want to live my life.
You're going to want your own copy to highlight/make notes
informative
reflective
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informative
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Okay, so here's a bit of the book blurb from the inside cover:
"How to get there [to happiness] has always been the question. He's tried to answer it before, but he's never had the help of a psychiatrist to get the message across in a context we can easily understand."
I should have put the book down right there. Don't worry, the power of western science will explain this eastern mumbo jumbo! Blargh. I find H.H. the Dalai Lama is usually fairly easy to understand and the "help of a psychiatrist to get the message across" is completely unnecessary. Most of Cutler's commentary is just plain annoying and occasionally it borders on seeming a little condescending. I'd much rather have just had the Dalai Lama's talks without Cutler trying to enlighten me constantly.
At one point in the book I think self-help books were discussed and how they try and cram solutions into nice easy five step plans. They're put in a negative light for trying to oversimplify thing. But that is exactly what Cutler ends up trying to do here. He'll ask some question about how people can be happy, or overcome anxiety, or have better relationships and as the Dalai Lama starts to explain, Cutler usually ends up just asking him to sum it up in nice simple steps.
"How to get there [to happiness] has always been the question. He's tried to answer it before, but he's never had the help of a psychiatrist to get the message across in a context we can easily understand."
I should have put the book down right there. Don't worry, the power of western science will explain this eastern mumbo jumbo! Blargh. I find H.H. the Dalai Lama is usually fairly easy to understand and the "help of a psychiatrist to get the message across" is completely unnecessary. Most of Cutler's commentary is just plain annoying and occasionally it borders on seeming a little condescending. I'd much rather have just had the Dalai Lama's talks without Cutler trying to enlighten me constantly.
At one point in the book I think self-help books were discussed and how they try and cram solutions into nice easy five step plans. They're put in a negative light for trying to oversimplify thing. But that is exactly what Cutler ends up trying to do here. He'll ask some question about how people can be happy, or overcome anxiety, or have better relationships and as the Dalai Lama starts to explain, Cutler usually ends up just asking him to sum it up in nice simple steps.
3.5
An exploration of the Dalai Lama's views on the mind and living a happy life, and how they are echoed in Western Psychology. The Q and A format can work really well (as in [b:The Power of Myth|35519|The Power of Myth|Joseph Campbell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327878742s/35519.jpg|971052]), but since Cutler never fully committed to it, I was never sure what was a direct quote, and what was his interpretation. Could have been better, but still good.
An exploration of the Dalai Lama's views on the mind and living a happy life, and how they are echoed in Western Psychology. The Q and A format can work really well (as in [b:The Power of Myth|35519|The Power of Myth|Joseph Campbell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327878742s/35519.jpg|971052]), but since Cutler never fully committed to it, I was never sure what was a direct quote, and what was his interpretation. Could have been better, but still good.