Saturday, October 27, 2007

on happiness

After several months, I have finally 'finished' Matthieu Ricard's book Happiness - a profound meditation on the Buddhist path to eudaimonia and the good life. I say 'finished' because now the book is read, it feels like the journey has only just begun. For anyone at all interested in learning more about the transformative possibilities of Buddhism (perhaps the most practical positive pyschology ever invented), this, along with the books of Thich Nhat Hanh, is a good place to start. Happiness is filled with inspiring quotes, meditation/visualisation exercises and examples which act as markers along the journey. For more on his work in Tibet sustaining the vision of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, click here.

3 comments:

Mujid,  1:31 am  

Hi there,

nice blog and excellent work done here and on Lagos Live website.

Stumbled accross an online novel on www.bimbylads.blogspot.com that I think is worthy of note. Please check it out and give some props to our young nigerian women who are writing..

You are an inspiration to us.

Mujid,  1:35 am  

Hi there,

nice blog and excellent work done here and on Lagos Live website.

Stumbled accross an online novel on www.bimbylads.blogspot.com that I think is worthy of note. Please check it out and give some props to our young nigerian women who are writing..

You are an inspiration to us.

Belema 9:31 pm  

I love
Thich Nhat Hanh,

and Im a big Osho and Dalai Lama fan.
Im Christian but I never shy away from eastern religions you learn so much Ill read the book -thanks.

About This Blog

  © Blogger templates Psi by Ourblogtemplates.com 2008

Back to TOP