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In Radically Happy, a meditating Silicon Valley entrepreneur teams up with a young, insightful, and traditionally educated Tibetan Rinpoche. Together they present a path to radical happiness—a sense of well-being that you can access anytime but especially when life is challenging. Using mindfulness techniques and accessible meditations, personal stories and scientific studies, you’ll get to know your own mind and experience how a slight shift in your perspective can create a radical shift in your life. -- from back cover
Table of Contents: Foreword / by Daniel Goleman and Tara Bennett-Goleman
Introducing radical happiness.
Why you need radical happiness, or, How to be less of a dog and more of a lion
The looking-for-happiness conundrum
The indispensable basis of happiness : getting to know your mind
Basic happiness: mastering the mind. Always react to thought the same way
Relax the comparing
Be present
A daily plan for basic happiness
Interconnected happiness: mastering your heart
Contemplate the interdependent nature of reality
Relax the judging ; Be attentive
A daily plan for interconnected happiness
Radical happiness: mastering dignity
Cultivating dignity
Relax the clinging
Be aware
A daily plan for radical happiness
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FY2022 /
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Get to know your own mind, stop judging, and be attentive--a Buddhist guide to happiness that's relevant to everyone. Now available in paperback! East meets West in a fresh, modern take on a timeless challenge- how to find contentment and meaning in life. A longtime meditator and seasoned Silicon Valley entrepreneur meets a young, insightful, and traditionally educated Tibetan Rinpoche. Together they present a path to radical happiness through accessible meditation and mindfulness techniques. Following three parts, the authors guide readers through Basic Happiness, Interconnected Happiness, and finally Radical Happiness, with each section building on itself to form a complete program. Filled with personal stories, scientific studies, suggested daily plans, and step-by-step exercises, this is the perfect introduction to meditation and Buddhist thought. It's a thoughtful exploration of modern science and ancient wisdom--there's no dumbing things down--yet it doesn't take itself too seriously.… (more)