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Being Happy: Simple Advice for Everyday Living
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Series: Being Happy, Book 7
BuddhismGeneral PsychologySelf-Help
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ISBN13: 9798534808575
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 10 2021
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.42 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 10 2021
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.42 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Being Happy: Simple Advice for Everyday Living + Workbook - David Tuffley PhD
The happiness you've been chasing is already within your reach-waiting not to be purchased, earned, or achieved, but simply to be awakened?
The world that promises fulfillment through the next purchase, promotion, or pleasure, millions find themselves trapped on a hedonic treadmill, running faster but arriving nowhere. You've tried the quick fixes. You've accumulated possessions, chased achievements, sought fleeting pleasures. Yet lasting happiness remains elusive. Why?
The happiness you've been chasing is already within your reach-waiting not to be purchased, earned, or achieved, but simply to be awakened?
The world that promises fulfillment through the next purchase, promotion, or pleasure, millions find themselves trapped on a hedonic treadmill, running faster but arriving nowhere. You've tried the quick fixes. You've accumulated possessions, chased achievements, sought fleeting pleasures. Yet lasting happiness remains elusive. Why?
INTEREST
Being Happy: Simple Advice for Everyday Living reveals what ancient wisdom traditions and modern psychology have discovered: true happiness emerges not from external circumstances but from aligning with your deepest nature and highest potential. Drawing on the groundbreaking work of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Martin Seligman's positive psychology movement, Buddhist philosophy, and Taoist wisdom, this transformative guide offers a proven pathway to self-actualization-that rare state of being fully, authentically, joyfully alive.
Dr. David Tuffley, an ethicist, scholar of comparative religion, and longtime Zen practitioner, distills decades of study and practice into practical, accessible wisdom you can apply immediately. This isn't abstract philosophy or feel-good platitudes. Each of the five comprehensive chapters provides concrete practices, self-assessments, and exercises designed to catalyze real transformation in your daily life.
Discover the eight essential practices of self-actualized people who have transcended the ordinary to experience life with vivid freshness, purpose, and joy. Learn how to awaken the observer within your mind-a dimension of consciousness most people leave dormant their entire lives. Master the art of managing expectations through Taoist principles, transforming frustration into equanimity. Explore Martin Seligman's three kinds of happy life and identify which path resonates with your unique nature.
Develop your character strengths across six core virtues: wisdom, courage, love, justice, temperance, and transcendence. Understand the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism and how the Eightfold Path provides a practical roadmap for ending suffering. Learn the profound practice of mindfulness, cultivate flow states where you're completely absorbed in meaningful work, and discover wu wei-the Taoist art of strategic non-action.
DESIRE
This second edition has been refined and expanded to address the unique challenges of modern life while preserving timeless truths that have guided seekers for millennia. Each chapter concludes with review questions, honest self-assessment tools, and transformative exercises that move knowledge from your head to your lived experience.
Whether you're a spiritual seeker, a psychology enthusiast, someone navigating difficult transitions, or simply yearning for a more authentic and meaningful existence, Being Happy offers both map and compass for your journey. You'll learn to distinguish between acceptance and approval, embrace growth over safety, honor your authentic voice over social conditioning, and create the conditions for spontaneous peak experiences-those transcendent moments when you feel most alive.
This isn't a book to read and shelve. It's a companion for transformation, a practical manual for becoming who you were always meant to be.
ACTION
Your potential for lasting happiness isn't some distant goal requiring years of sacrifice or monastic retreat. It's available now, in this moment, through practices you can begin today. The question isn't whether you're capable of self-actualization-you are. The question is whether you're ready to begin.
Take the first step on your journey toward authentic, lasting happiness.
Scroll up and click Add to Cart to begin your transformation today.
Being Happy: Simple Advice for Everyday Living reveals what ancient wisdom traditions and modern psychology have discovered: true happiness emerges not from external circumstances but from aligning with your deepest nature and highest potential. Drawing on the groundbreaking work of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Martin Seligman's positive psychology movement, Buddhist philosophy, and Taoist wisdom, this transformative guide offers a proven pathway to self-actualization-that rare state of being fully, authentically, joyfully alive.
Dr. David Tuffley, an ethicist, scholar of comparative religion, and longtime Zen practitioner, distills decades of study and practice into practical, accessible wisdom you can apply immediately. This isn't abstract philosophy or feel-good platitudes. Each of the five comprehensive chapters provides concrete practices, self-assessments, and exercises designed to catalyze real transformation in your daily life.
Discover the eight essential practices of self-actualized people who have transcended the ordinary to experience life with vivid freshness, purpose, and joy. Learn how to awaken the observer within your mind-a dimension of consciousness most people leave dormant their entire lives. Master the art of managing expectations through Taoist principles, transforming frustration into equanimity. Explore Martin Seligman's three kinds of happy life and identify which path resonates with your unique nature.
Develop your character strengths across six core virtues: wisdom, courage, love, justice, temperance, and transcendence. Understand the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism and how the Eightfold Path provides a practical roadmap for ending suffering. Learn the profound practice of mindfulness, cultivate flow states where you're completely absorbed in meaningful work, and discover wu wei-the Taoist art of strategic non-action.
DESIRE
This second edition has been refined and expanded to address the unique challenges of modern life while preserving timeless truths that have guided seekers for millennia. Each chapter concludes with review questions, honest self-assessment tools, and transformative exercises that move knowledge from your head to your lived experience.
Whether you're a spiritual seeker, a psychology enthusiast, someone navigating difficult transitions, or simply yearning for a more authentic and meaningful existence, Being Happy offers both map and compass for your journey. You'll learn to distinguish between acceptance and approval, embrace growth over safety, honor your authentic voice over social conditioning, and create the conditions for spontaneous peak experiences-those transcendent moments when you feel most alive.
This isn't a book to read and shelve. It's a companion for transformation, a practical manual for becoming who you were always meant to be.
ACTION
Your potential for lasting happiness isn't some distant goal requiring years of sacrifice or monastic retreat. It's available now, in this moment, through practices you can begin today. The question isn't whether you're capable of self-actualization-you are. The question is whether you're ready to begin.
Take the first step on your journey toward authentic, lasting happiness.
Scroll up and click Add to Cart to begin your transformation today.
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