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  • This isn't as good as the first book. It is almost like trying to compare apple and orange. The Work and Happiness do not come together, if we follow the western definition of Work.

    The author has spent a tremendous effort to rectify the concept of Work to the western, so he can relate "Work" ... Continue

    This isn't as good as the first book. It is almost like trying to compare apple and orange. The Work and Happiness do not come together, if we follow the western definition of Work.

    The author has spent a tremendous effort to rectify the concept of Work to the western, so he can relate "Work" to happiness. But it is for me becoming very superficial and for sake of doing this book. The conclusion should be "this is not a good topic for Dalai Lama to elaborate on, since he has totally different perception of Work from the western's definition. His work is his life, and the two are inseparable, that is how you make your work Happy-able.

    

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From the authors who brought you the million-copy bestseller The Art of Happiness comes an exploration of job, career, and Þnding the ultimate happiness at work.

It spent nearly two years on the New York Times bestseller list and has sold well over a million copies in hardcover. It remains, five years later, in its original hardcover edition. It was the book by the Dalai Lama that broke new ground, that made him accessible to a larger audience, spreading his words of wisdom and message of inner peace that captured the imagination of America. His Holiness the Dalai Lama, for the first time since that revolutionary book, has once again teamed up with psychiatrist Howard Cutler to resume the discussion about what makes life meaningful begun in The Art of Happiness.

Over the past several years, Howard Cutler has continued his conversations with the Dalai Lama, asking him the questions we all want answered about how to find happiness in the place we spend most of our time. Work-whether it's in the home or at an office-is what mostly runs our lives. We depend on it to eat, to clothe and shelter ourselves, and to take care of our families. Once again, Dr. Cutler brings forward seminal studies and asks the Dalai Lama to respond. Beginning with a direct correlation between productivity and happiness, Dr. Cutler questions His Holiness about the nature of work. In psychiatry and according to the Dalai Lama, our motivation for working determines our level of satisfaction. The book explores these three levels of focus:

Survival: focus on salary, stability, food and clothing
Career: focus on advancement
Calling: focus on work as a higher purpose

Cutler probes the Dalai Lama's wisdom by posing these questions: How does the relationship between our personal values and those of our employers affect happiness? What is the relationship between self-awareness and work? What are the main sources of dissatisfaction and how can we cope with them? How do we deal with conflicts with coworkers and bosses? How do we deal with jealousy, anger, or hostility at work? How does the lack of freedom affect our levels of happiness? How do we deal with boredom or lack of challenge? Unfair criticism? Overly demanding or taxing situations? Job change and unemployment?

Once again, Cutler walks us through the Dalai Lama's reasoning so that we know how to apply the wisdom to daily life. This is an invaluable source of strength and peace for anyone who earns a living.

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