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A review by irfan3
The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World by Howard C. Cutler, Dalai Lama XIV
4.0
I haven't read the original The Art of Happiness book. So I just want to highlight some important things.
"Every man tends to be good and positive minded."
"Our reason for having an aggressive mindset is to protect us from immediate dangers (predator/fire/enemy)."
"By making others happy, we make our self happy."
"Hope, optimism, resilience."
"By taking others' perspective, we learn compassion."
"When we see other groups/races/ethnics, we tend to differ them from us. When we realize that we are all the same, things will get better."
The book is great and useful, I don't give it a perfect 5 stars because there are parts in this book that I don't like. Howard Cutler seems to be taking the western perspective when considering Muslims. Both in the Middle East, and worldwide. In the Israeli/Palestinian Conflicts, it's obvious that he considers the Muslims as the "Bad guys", and the Israeli as the protagonists/sufferers. While he is a psychologist and was writing books about societal problems, certainly he hasn't achieve what he was saying (He didn't apply this in his own writing).
Overall, just be patient when reading this book. Set aside your ego and negative emotions, for these are what will be taught to you in this book.
"Every man tends to be good and positive minded."
"Our reason for having an aggressive mindset is to protect us from immediate dangers (predator/fire/enemy)."
"By making others happy, we make our self happy."
"Hope, optimism, resilience."
"By taking others' perspective, we learn compassion."
"When we see other groups/races/ethnics, we tend to differ them from us. When we realize that we are all the same, things will get better."
The book is great and useful, I don't give it a perfect 5 stars because there are parts in this book that I don't like. Howard Cutler seems to be taking the western perspective when considering Muslims. Both in the Middle East, and worldwide. In the Israeli/Palestinian Conflicts, it's obvious that he considers the Muslims as the "Bad guys", and the Israeli as the protagonists/sufferers. While he is a psychologist and was writing books about societal problems, certainly he hasn't achieve what he was saying (He didn't apply this in his own writing).
Overall, just be patient when reading this book. Set aside your ego and negative emotions, for these are what will be taught to you in this book.