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The Buddha's way of happiness [electronic resource]

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In Buddha's Way of Happiness, mindfulness expert Thomas Bien invites us to view happiness as a state that is always available to us, provided we know how to move past the barriers that keep us feeling stressed and unhappy. Bien identifies the six most common obstacles that keep us from joyful living and shows how to change our perception of everyday experiences to allow for greater fulfillment.

Title The Buddha's way of happiness [electronic resource] : healing sorrow, transforming negative emotion & finding well-being in the present moment / Thomas Bien.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Oakland, Calif. : New Harbinger Publications
Creation Date c2010
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references.
English
Content Foreword: Happiness and Well-Being Is the Wayby Lama Surya Das
Acknowledgments
Introduction
chapter 1
Being Happiness
chapter 2
Releasing Concepts
chapter 3
Releasing Habit Energy
chapter 4
Transforming Thoughts and Feelings
chapter 5
Self, No Self, and Other
chapter 6
Taking Care of Our Sorrow
chapter 7
Practicing Happiness
chapter 8
Living Happiness
chapter 9
Death and Rebirth
Afterword
Recommended Reading
References
Extent 1 online resource (258 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010707397705171
MARC RECORDS
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