Zen and the Art of Happiness by Chris Prentiss

From the Publisher

A timeless work about the Zen of happiness—the art of happiness, the way of happiness, the inner game of happiness. The Zen of doing anything is doing it with a particular state of mind that brings the experience of enlightenment—and through that experience, happiness. In Zen and the Art of Happiness, you will learn how to think and feel so that what you think and feel creates happiness and vibrancy in your life rather than gloominess or depression.

Cutting-edge science and spirituality tell us that what we believe, think, and feel actually determine the makeup of our body at the cellular level. We all have a personal philosophy that influences our thoughts and feelings. It deals with what we have come to believe about the world, its people and its events—about how those events affect us and how we affect them. Whatever your personal philosophy is, it is completely responsible for your state of happiness and well-being because it determines how you respond to events that come into your life.

How can we change what we believe when our experience has convinced us otherwise? By creating a new experience.

The gentle wisdom of Zen and the Art of Happiness will show you how to invite those magnificent experiences into your life and create a philosophy that will sustain you through anything.

Library Journal

Prentiss (cofounder and codirector, Passages Substance Abuse Treatment Ctr; The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure) has written a charming book that is perhaps not quite as "Zen" as its title might suggest; that is, Prentiss's own engagement with Zen Buddhism is quite sincere, but the book should not be taken as a guide to the spiritual practice. Prentiss's principal sense of Zen is that of awareness of every present moment; armed with that, he shows readers, with humor and zest, how to live in the now and change our futures. For most collections. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

• ISBN: 0943015537
  
• ISBN-13: 9780943015538
• Format: Paperback, 145pp
• Publisher: Power Press
• Pub. Date: May 2006
• Sales Rank: 19,290