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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. 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.

You'll learn how to adapt to life's inevitable changes, how to deal with stress in a healthy way, and how to nurture a mindful happiness in your daily life. Most importantly, the gentle wisdom of Zen and the Art of Happiness will show you how to invite magnificent experiences into your life and create a personal philosophy that will sustain you through anything. A timeless work about the art of happiness, the way of happiness, the inner game of happiness. This popular work has been published in more than 20 countries around the world.

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A charming book....Shows readers, with
humor and zest, how to live in the now and change our futures. For most collections. --Library Journal

Zen and the Art of Happiness is enthusiastically recommended and user friendly reading for anyone seeking to enhance their spirituality, deal with life's stresses, and improve their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. --Midwest Book Review

This wonderful little book shows that we can overcome the obstacles to happiness. It s for those who want and
need change in expectations, habits, and outlook. Chris Prentiss teaches us how, with a joie de vivre that obviously comes from experience. Use his practical wisdom to get in the habit of being happy every day. Put this book by your bedside and the Zen of happiness can be yours. --ReverseSpins.com

About the Author

Chris Prentiss is the cofounder and codirector of the Passages Substance Abuse Treatment Center, located in Malibu, California, and the author of The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure:A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery. He has also written a dozen books on Chinese philosophy and personal growth. He is known worldwide for his interpretations of the I Ching that make this ancient and sometimes difficult-to-understand subject easy to use and apply. Prentiss has led personal empowerment workshops in southern California and has written, produced, and directed a feature film.

Paperback: 145 pages
Publisher: Power Press; 4.1.2006 edition (June 28, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0943015537
ISBN-13: 978-0943015538
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.8 inches
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Average Customer Review: 328 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #9 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Eastern > Buddhism > Zen > Spirituality
- #12 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Eastern > Buddhism > Zen > Philosophy
- #152 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health > Happiness

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This book will change your life

August 28, 2016

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This is one of the best books I've ever read. If you are someone going through any stressful events in life this book can be a great first step in a direction where you have a more positive out look on how to handle the grind of life. I've read and re-read this book twice now. Marking out things I've found important to myself personally and helpful to others. Overall an amazing read. Always recommend

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Life Changer!!

December 4, 2017

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I picked up this book 2 years ago (the words written within have amazing power if applied correctly). I would like to lay the foundation for how this book came into my possession. I bought this book two years ago while I was studying Buddhism. I was (and still am) intrigued by this way of thinking. Much of what I have accomplished in my life up until this point can be owed to the Buddhism mentality. I know that I am speaking very generally but it was in this general way that I became exposed and ultimately became able to understand Buddhism.

2 years ago, I began reading the first chapter, and, because of the claim, I started dismissing it. How in the world is every single event that happens to me going to be the best possible outcome? It was because of this claim that I could not continue reading. I picked up the book again 2 years later and kept reading. It is one of the best decisions I have ever made. Why did I keep reading? I cannot really answer it but I made a subconscious decision to take the author seriously.

It was the one of the best decisions I have ever made. Please give this book and way of thinking a true try and you will slowly and surely start to begin the process of enlightenment and true happiness.

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Jusuf Hariman

Zen and the Art of Happiness

January 10, 2009

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Cutting-edge science and spirituality tell us that what we feel, think and believe actually determine the make up of our body at the cellular level. This book teaches you how to feel and think so that what you feel and think creates happiness and vibrancy in your life, rather than depression or gloominess. This book reflects a long-standing esoteric maxim: "We create our own reality". What makes this book different is the insight, knowledge and personal energy with which the author communicates. This wonderful little book shows that we can overcome obstacles to happiness. It is for those who want and need change - in habits, outlook and expectations. Zen is simply that state of centredness, which is the here and now. The Zen of doing anything is doing it with a particular concentration of mind, calmness and simplicity of mind, that brings the experience of enlightenment and, through that experience, happiness. As Chuang Tzu put it: "The true man sees what the eyes see and hear what the ears hear. There is no hidden meaning". Your mind is indeed the guiding rein. The highest nobility lies in taming your own mind. The only way to make sense of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. Stress comes from the way you relate to events or situations. You are only as strong as your area of greatest weakness. Everything that happens to me happens so that I benefit to the maximum amount possible. Digest this book and you will experience mindful happiness.

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Izabela Chrobak

IT literally changed my life, it created totally different ...

December 23, 2017

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IT literally changed my life, it created totally different mindset and I have the quotes from this book all over my office!

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T. DeLisi

Chris Prentiss has a great way of describing a common theme in lots of ...

February 21, 2018

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This book is spot on. Chris Prentiss has a great way of describing a common theme in lots of Taoist and Zen teachings and making it approachable. If this book doesn't resonate with you, you probably aren't ready for it yet, but if it does, it will resonate in a huge way. Made me feel like the universe was calling and put a smile on my face.

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Lina

short, sweet, to the point

July 26, 2011

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This is a great little book that helped me put things in perspective.

I especially enjoyed the short example scenarios that the author includes to illustrate his points. I.e. in one instance, the author's new car got scratched. However, instead of getting angry at the driver of the other car, he approached the situation from a kind and forgiving point of view. This was healthy for himself (he is working on being a happy person) but also for the other driver.

Con: Towards the middle of the book, the author mentions his addiction rehabilitation center or something like that. I felt a bit irritated, because this part read like an advertisement...

Bottom line: I'm happy with the purchase and plan to re-read this book frequently (it's short enough) so that I don't forget to see the glass half-full and the pleasure in the little things of life.

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Powerful--how to wake up and become aware, October 20, 2007
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This is a simple but powerful book that will change the way you look at life. Zen and the Art of Happiness takes happiness and consciousness to a whole new level. And now it is in a beautiful hardcover gift edition.

I am aware that this book has been compared to The Secret. There is a similarity in that they both teach the reader how to change his or her approach to life for the better but the similarity ends there. This is not a book about how to get more "stuff". I have read Zen and the Art of Happiness more than once and think that what it teaches is quite different and far more powerful than The Secret. The Secret, as a book, was essentially the transcript of the DVD. I preferred the DVD where a number of spokesmen described their powerful successes using the Law of Attraction. This will bring positive results for readers but the Zen book and its shrewd insights will take the reader to a brand new level of awareness that will bring them happiness. It is profound.

As D.T. Suzuki, the Japanese scholar and leading spokesman of Zen in mid-twentieth century America, said of Zen, "It merely enables us to wake up and become aware. It does not teach, it points". Zen and the Art of Happiness gives you simple but profound keys that will help you change your life. If you read it with an open heart it will truly help you find happiness.

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