An edition of The secrets of happiness
(2006)
The secrets of happiness
three thousand years of searching for the good life
1st Scribner ed.
by Richard W. Schoch
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Richard Schoch shows readers how they can enrich their lives by recovering the ancient philosophical and religious traditions of happiness--and then putting them to work in their own lives today. In a journey across cultures and centuries--from the trials of Job to the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, and from Buddha's Four Noble Truths to the ecstasy of medieval Sufi mystics--Schoch answers questions that, although fundamental to our well-being, are rarely asked: What kind of effort does it take to be happy? Do you have a right to be happy? Can you be happy if others are unhappy?
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The secrets of happiness: three thousand years of searching for the good life
2006, Scribner
in English
- 1st Scribner ed.
0743292928 9780743292924
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Table of Contents
Living for pleasure. The greatest happiness (the Utilitarians) ; Pleasure is good (the Epicureans)
Conquering desire. Get busy with your works (Hinduism) ; The Enlightened One (Buddhism)
Transcending reason. Only in heaven (Christianity) ; The alchemy of happiness (Islam)
Enduring suffering. It's all in your mind (The Stoics) ; The hidden face of God (Judaism).
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-231) and index.
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