Dalai Lama Books
Christopher Castellani is an American novelist and educator, author of several acclaimed works including 'Leading Men'. He serves as the artistic director of GrubStreet, a creative writing center in Boston, and teaches writing at various institutions.
Known for: The Art of Happiness, Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama, The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, Voice for the Voiceless: The Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Books by Dalai Lama
The Art of Happiness
What if happiness is not something you stumble upon, but something you train for? That is the central promise of The Art of Happiness, a widely loved self-help classic built around conversations betwe...
Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama
What if anger, fear, and hatred are not fixed flaws in human nature, but patterns of mind that can be understood, trained, and transformed? In Destructive Emotions, Daniel Goleman brings readers insid...
The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living
The Art of Happiness es una guía práctica que combina las enseñanzas del Dalai Lama con la perspectiva psicológica del Dr. Howard Cutler. A través de conversaciones y reflexiones, el libro explora cóm...
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
The Book of Joy is a collaborative work between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, with writer Douglas Abrams. It explores the nature of joy and how to cultivate lasting happines...
Voice for the Voiceless: The Fourteenth Dalai Lama
A collection of speeches and writings by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, focusing on compassion, human rights, and the moral responsibility to speak for those who cannot. The book emphasizes univers...
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Happiness Is a Trainable State
Many people spend years searching for happiness as if it were hidden somewhere outside themselves—in success, romance, comfort, or recognition. The Art of Happiness begins by challenging that assumption. The Dalai Lama’s central claim is that happiness is not a gift randomly handed out by fate. It i...
From The Art of Happiness
Compassion Creates Deeper Personal Well-Being
One of the book’s most surprising insights is that happiness grows when attention moves away from the self. This sounds counterintuitive in a culture that often treats well-being as a private project. Yet the Dalai Lama argues that compassion—genuine concern for the welfare of others—is one of the s...
From The Art of Happiness
Suffering Can Become a Source of Strength
Most people approach suffering with one instinct: escape it as quickly as possible. The Art of Happiness offers a more nuanced view. Pain is unavoidable, but our relationship to pain can change. The Dalai Lama does not romanticize hardship, yet he insists that suffering can deepen wisdom, resilience...
From The Art of Happiness
Mental Discipline Shapes Emotional Freedom
Freedom is often imagined as doing whatever we feel like doing. The Dalai Lama proposes the opposite: true freedom comes from not being ruled by every passing emotion. Mental discipline—the ability to observe thoughts and feelings without immediately obeying them—is essential to happiness. This is ...
From The Art of Happiness
Relationships Matter More Than Achievement
Modern life often teaches a dangerous equation: the more you achieve, the happier you will be. The Art of Happiness gently dismantles this belief. Success can bring comfort and opportunity, but it cannot substitute for warm, trusting human relationships. The Dalai Lama repeatedly highlights connecti...
From The Art of Happiness
Changing Perspective Changes Experience
The facts of a situation matter, but the meaning we assign to them often matters more. One of the most practical teachings in The Art of Happiness is that perspective can dramatically alter experience. The Dalai Lama repeatedly shows how suffering is intensified by narrow interpretation and softened...
From The Art of Happiness
About Dalai Lama
Christopher Castellani is an American novelist and educator, author of several acclaimed works including 'Leading Men'. He serves as the artistic director of GrubStreet, a creative writing center in Boston, and teaches writing at various institutions.
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