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# Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill Paperback – 1 Jun. 2012

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A beneficial 'prescription' for improving emotional well-being
*by D***N on 2 March 2012*

I highly recommend this book. It needs a bit of self-discipline to work through it - it isn't a casual read - but it is well worth making the effort.The author, Matthieu Ricard, is a Buddhist monk with an academic background in genetics. More recently, he has conducted research into the neurological effects of meditation. Meditation is, indeed, very much commended in this book, and the author draws on both the natural sciences and Buddhist tradition to present an approach for increasing your 'happiness skills'. It's probably worth mentioning that Mattheiw Ricard has been described by The Independent newspaper as 'the happiest man in the world' (a claim prompted by results of an MRI scan of his left pre-frontal cortex).Some readers of a resolutely secular persuasion may find the idea of some Buddhist content off-putting, as may those of other religious traditions. In fact, the Buddhist content, though definitely present, isn't overly emphasised. The author does not attempt to indoctrinate the reader; essentially, he is offering a methodology - and a frequently effective one at that.This book is not a miracle cure for unhappiness, but it is a beneficial 'prescription' for improving emotional well-being.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The simple truth for those willing to believe and accept it
*by P***Y on 15 November 2016*

Experience of life comes with some age, the exposure to years of newspapers, TV news and more recently social media coverage of world events. We can now see the horrors of every day happening around the planet in gritty detail. The truth is hurtful, disturbing and hard to bare. Here in the western world we every day have the privilege of the enormous luxuries that we absolutely take for granted. Delicious, regular food, a warm comfortable bed and somewhere to live, ready access to education, books, entertainment. All the technology we could ever wish for. Do we know if we are truly happy? This book is a must read for any human being who truly wants to know the meaning of life beyond the distractions of a busy career, every day routine and the many other distractions in our lives which leave no space in our mind for deep and considerate thinking about the self.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Has been helpful
*by A***R on 6 February 2014*

I have been reading a lot of this kind of book recently and this one is one of the better ones. I haven't given it five stars as it wasn't life changing, but I will go back to it. Extracting the practical exercises is not as simple as in some others and I find the life style as a Buddhist monk doesn't chime with me. I do like the scientific approach he uses and the research results - more of an interest of mine.I do put some of his ideas into practice, along with those from other books, and have found them helpful. As I said, I will probably go back to it.

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