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Practice of Happiness: Excercises and Techniques for Developing Mindfullness Wisdom and Joy

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Excuse me (this book is on order!!!). Okay. I'm alright now. This is a wonderful guide into the intricacies of Buddhist Psychology AND practice. I've read it three times. It simplifies a complex subject extremely well. With flow charts that are easy to comprehend, this is a Dr. Seuss guide to all of Buddhist Psychology. You will never have to bow down to a teacher or therapist again! This book enabled me to argue with teachers and therapists. It's even great for impressing your boyfriend or girlfriend. Simply said, you will know more about the mind after reading this book than all the "pop psychology" dharma books put together. And it is easy to understand. Fryba is an outstanding therapist who became a Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka. The book will teach you basic meditative techniques. Great! So do all the others. But this dharma book will show you WHY you are mediating. When you are mindful or comprehend the very processes that you are now doing, they will not contain

greed, anger, or delusion. You get angry, you are aware of it without YOU reacting, and it eventually goes down the bathtub. There will now be no more of this in your body/mind. The burning of greed (desire), the burning of aversion (anger and fear), or delusion (closing your eyes to what is happening). This book makes the WHY of your meditation practice come alive! I think you are a jerk, frankly. Now take my remark about you and do something. That will create more dislike for me. Or close your eyes to my remark. Or think that it is honest which will create more grasping or like. But if you read my sentence, and the anger is felt or comprehended, and it passes - you will go to sleep with a little less tension because you have lost some "psychological" weight. You now have less attachment whether it be desire or aversion. Feel and let go. Feel and let go. Please buy this book so you can help others. Thank you.

Dr. Fryba, a former psychotherapist and professor who is currently a Theravada Buddhist monk, wrote this book as a complement of his previous work: The Art of Happiness.
At the title says, it presents exercises and techniques for developing mindfulness, wisdom, and joy. As such, it fulfills its objectives.
But don't misunderstand it. This is not a superficial self-motivating book which objective is only to get your money and lift your spirit for a few minutes. This is the real stuff. You have to read it carefully, slowly, and apply methodicaly and constantly to your daily life.
I would recommend this book for all serious searches of happiness.

Didnt engage me and I found it much too complicated. Will try again in the future and update you.

Cant recommend it at this point.

I've read the 10+ Buddhism and Meditation classics.

I like clear, practical books. I hate unnecessary complication.

The reader will have to be extraordinarily motivated to get through this book, which is written in a very academic style and has very little practical content.