Testimonials
PRAISE FOR “THE ART OF HAPPINESS” BOOKS ________________________________________________________________________
The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living:
“I’m often asked, ‘What is the best book about happiness out there?’ I truthfully always say it is The Art of Happiness.”
-- Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky, University of California
(Researcher and author of The How of Happiness)
“A classic manual on the subject...This book can give you an entirely different outlook on happiness and how to achieve it. I recommend it highly.”
-- Dr. Andrew Weil
“What I took away from The Art of Happiness is that compassion is the key to tranquility and peace of mind.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“There really is such a thing as an art of happiness, and this is one of the best how-to books a reader will ever find.”
-- Booklist (The review journal of The American Library Association)
“A valuable and engaging addition to the growing body of literature around Eastern thought and the healing insights it can bring to bear on personal and moral dilemmas in our contemporary American Society.”
-- Los Angeles Times
“[A] wise and highly readable book.”
-- People
“Enchanting...Cutler helps to blend psychology with the Dalai Lama’s Buddhist meditations and stories...He discusses relationships, health, family, work and spirituality and how to find inner peace while facing these struggles.”
-- Library Journal
The Art of Happiness at Work:
“Provides comfort for us working stiffs.”
-- Time
“. . .provocative and moving. . . .And what may be most moving is this: if the Dalai Lama is right and people do as he suggests...they will begin to see, whether they are picking oranges or writing a novel, that the highest purpose of work, and indeed of life, is the helping of others”
-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“His Holiness has lots to teach about job satisfaction.”
-- The Dallas Morning News
“Those who pick up the book will undoubtedly find something to help them get through the daily grind.”
-- Library Journal
The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World:
“This inspirational new book brings the successful East-meets-West pairing together again to provide a practical application of Tibetan Buddhist spiritual values to the fast-paced, unpredictable, stressful and demanding world we all live in today. In this wise, insightful and practical book, the Dalai Lama shows us how to follow the path that will lead us to fulfillment, purpose and happiness, even in our troubled modern times.”
--Guardian.co.uk
“The perfect book for our troubled times. This companion guide to the
bestselling The Art of Happiness is filled with wisdom and practical help from one of the world's greatest thinkers - His Holiness, The Dalai Lama.”
--Google Books
“...instructive and interesting...a comfort in the troubled world he [the Dalai Lama] and Cutler discuss in such depth.”
–Sydney Morning Herald