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zuomiriam's review against another edition
4.0
A lot of super interesting material to think about. The Dalai Lama's portions of this book center around his belief that warmth and compassion should be central in our interactions with others and that these qualities can be actively cultivated (e.g. via a compassion-generating meditation). He goes on to talk about how happiness is not random but rather something we can practice by developing positive emotions and reducing negative ones like anger and hatred; he offers compelling justification on his ideas and largely practical advice on how to implement it into your own life. Cutler intersperses Western psychology research and his own experience as a psychiatrist between the edited responses the Dalai Lama gave to Cutler's questions. This sort of Q&A writing style took a few chapters for me to get used to, but it does the job of delivering the content, which I think is worth reading and reflecting on.
bbqxaxiu's review
this dude took money from the cia so i'm not feeling him like that but he has some banger lines ngl
acesarrows's review
2.0
I didn't love this book. And it wasn't the content itself, which was good, but rather the writing style, which I didn't love and didn't allow me to connect with the content or the Dalai Lama.
natdl3's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
This book has given me new perspective on life and what our focus should be. I will be reading further on Buddhism as I'm very intrigued by this and feel it could be very positive
It's the first book I've managed to finish in some time.
It's the first book I've managed to finish in some time.
irfan3's review
5.0
Written by an expert of human psychology and His Holiness Dalai Lama XIV, I couldn't question it's quality. This book is exploring all sides of happiness, how it affects us, and how to gain it. This book is a great combination of the Eastern Buddhist perspective and the Western Scientific perspective.
After reading this book, really, I felt that I've became a better and happier person. :) Life is just too precious for you to waste on being unhappy. :)
After reading this book, really, I felt that I've became a better and happier person. :) Life is just too precious for you to waste on being unhappy. :)
justin92's review
2.0
Very superficial explanations of concepts, almost like HH the Dalai Lama had to strip everything of meaning to be able to present this concept as a Western concept so a purely Western audience would resonate with it.
slarrett's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
r0b3rta's review
5.0
Not for the faint of heart. I picked this book up after a very traumatic breakup and thought this will help me and be an easy read. For me this book was very intense and I struggled reading it and did get through it. The book is one my favs.