{"id":59305,"date":"2022-01-19T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=59305"},"modified":"2022-01-31T11:46:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T15:46:46","slug":"the-art-of-happiness-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-art-of-happiness-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Happiness: Review &#038; Critical Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler&#8217;s book <em>The Art of Happiness <\/em>about? What&#8217;s the key message to take away from the book?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Art of Happiness <\/em>presents the Dalai Lama\u2019s Buddhist approach to achieving greater happiness in life. Happiness, he says, isn\u2019t something that happens to lucky people and eludes the unlucky: It\u2019s something you can\u2014and should\u2014<em>actively<\/em> work to increase in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s our review of <em>The Art of Happiness<\/em> by Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-authors\"><strong>About the Authors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalailama.com\/the-dalai-lama\/biography-and-daily-life\/brief-biography\">His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was born in 1935 in Tibet<\/a> and, at the age of two, was declared to be the reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are Bodhisattvas: enlightened beings who commit to being reborn over and over to help humans achieve enlightenment. His Holiness received a Buddhist education and the highest degree in Buddhist philosophy at age 23.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditionally, Dalai Lamas are both the political and spiritual rulers of Tibet, and the 14th Dalai Lama served in both capacities from 1950 to 2011. At the start of this period, China invaded Tibet, and the Dalai Lama was forced to flee and live in exile in Dharamsala, India, where he still lives. From Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama pursued peace efforts and in 1989 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work toward freeing Tibet. The Dalai Lama retired from political duties in 2011 and passed political authority to an elected leader. He remains the spiritual leader of Tibet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Howard C. Cutler is a psychiatrist and author based in Phoenix, Arizona. Cutler first met the Dalai Lama in 1982 while studying Tibetan medicine in Dharamsala, India, where the Dalai Lama lives. After their initial meeting, Cutler was impressed by the Dalai Lama\u2019s capacity for kindness and happiness, and the two remained in contact until Cutler asked the Dalai Lama to work on this book with him in 1993. Now, Cutler works as a speaker and teacher, giving <a href=\"https:\/\/theartofhappiness.com\/events-%26-workshops\">courses based on <em>The Art of Happiness<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Howard C. Cutler and the Dalai Lama:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theartofhappiness.com\/\">The Art of Happiness Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DalaiLama?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">The Dalai Lama\u2019s Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dalailama\/?hl=en\">The Dalai Lama\u2019s Instagram<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DalaiLama\/\">The Dalai Lama\u2019s Facebook<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalailama.com\/\">The Dalai Lama\u2019s Website<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-book-s-publication\"><strong>The Book\u2019s Publication<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Publisher: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/530575\/the-art-of-happiness-10th-anniversary-edition-by-dalai-lama\/\">Penguin Random House<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide covers the 10th Anniversary Edition of <em>The Art of Happiness<\/em>, published in 2009. The Dalai Lama wrote a new preface, and Cutler wrote a new introduction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-intellectual-context\"><strong>Intellectual Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Publication of <em>The Art of Happiness <\/em>coincided with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/what-is-positive-psychology-2794902#toc-impact-of-positive-psychology\">emergence of happiness as a field of scientific study<\/a>. The book, along with formal scientific research, helped introduce the West to the idea that you can <em>foster<\/em> happiness\u2014that it\u2019s not just luck of the draw. This idea has since taken root in politics, medicine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.in-mind.org\/article\/positive-psychology-and-the-importance-of-close-relationships-in-tv-sitcoms-that-70s-show\">pop culture<\/a>, and many other realms of life. The ever-growing body of scientific work on happiness, which includes books like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-happiness-hypothesis\/1-page-summary\"><em>The Happiness Hypothesis<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-happiness-advantage\"><em>The Happiness Advantage<\/em><\/a>, shows this wave is still going strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-book-s-impact\"><strong>The Book\u2019s Impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Art of Happiness <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1999\/10\/07\/books\/critic-s-notebook-a-monk-s-keys-to-happiness-and-to-the-best-seller-list.html\">introduced Westerners to the Dalai Lama<\/a> and Buddhism in a substantial way. Up until its publication, Cutler says Americans were familiar with the Dalai Lama but not his spiritual teachings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Cutler\u2019s 2009 introduction, the book was on the New York Times bestseller list for two years and was woven into the fabric of pop culture, appearing in shows like <em>Friends, Sex and the City, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, MTV Cribs, <\/em>and<em> Jeopardy!.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its publication, Cutler and the Dalai Lama have worked on two other books together: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/292324\/the-art-of-happiness-at-work-by-dalai-lama\/\"><em>The Art of Happiness at Work<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(2003), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/36262\/the-art-of-happiness-in-a-troubled-world-by-his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-and-howard-c-cutler-md\/\"><em>The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(2009).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-critical-reception\"><strong>Critical Reception<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Art of Happiness<\/em> reviews have been very positive\u2014readers appreciate how simple and unpretentious the Dalai Lama\u2019s advice for being happy is. He doesn\u2019t offer a program that guarantees bliss, but rather simple, almost obvious ways to slowly and surely grow the seed of happiness in your life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some critics, though, felt that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1999\/10\/07\/books\/critic-s-notebook-a-monk-s-keys-to-happiness-and-to-the-best-seller-list.html\">the temperature of the advice was lukewarm<\/a> and didn\u2019t have the power to sway anyone. Some also disagree fundamentally with the book\u2019s premise that our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/finding-your-purpose\/\">purpose in life<\/a> is to be happy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-commentary-on-the-book-s-approach\"><strong>Commentary on the Book\u2019s Approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Art of Happiness<\/em> is presented as a meeting of Eastern spirituality and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/western-science\/\">Western science<\/a>. It\u2019s predicated on the idea that you need both science <em>and<\/em> spirituality to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-live-your-best-life\/\">live your best life<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutler stresses the value of Buddhist thought by stating that Buddhism is based on observable truth\u2014in other words, on lived human experience, rather than on faith, like other religions. The Dalai Lama\u2019s previously said, for example, that if science were to ever show a Buddhist belief to be empirically incorrect, then that belief would have to be altered. Cutler adds that Buddhists have been reflecting on the best way to achieve happiness for 2,500 years and that such a long-standing tradition has likely developed accurate ideas around achieving happiness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book is not a results- or formula-driven self-help book, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/designing-your-life\"><em>Designing Your Life<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>for instance. Rather, it\u2019s the Dalai Lama\u2019s musings on or answers to Cutler\u2019s questions on happiness, which Cutler loosely arranged into categories and chapters. You won\u2019t read <em>The Art of Happiness <\/em>and come out with an action plan for happiness, but you\u2019ll better understand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-what-makes-you-happy\/\">what makes you happy<\/a> and why and how you can begin to make shifts in your life to increase your happiness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutler often presents ideas in the Dalai Lama\u2019s own words, sometimes quoting him at length. Cutler then breaks down those ideas, giving concrete examples from his psychiatric practice, for instance, or connecting them to science, where appropriate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-commentary-on-the-book-s-organization\"><strong>Commentary on the Book\u2019s Organization<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutler groups the Dalai Lama\u2019s advice into five parts that broadly cover: 1) the purpose of life, 2) relationships, 3) suffering, 4) adversity, and 5) spirituality. The parts are heavily structured, each containing chapters and chapter subheadings. Cutler likely structured the parts this rigorously&nbsp; because the ideas are expansive, are interconnected, and need to be corralled. Despite the structuring, you\u2019ll still encounter the same ideas across many chapters\u2014this is simply the interconnected nature of Buddhist philosophy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler&#8217;s book The Art of Happiness about? What&#8217;s the key message to take away from the book? The Art of Happiness presents the Dalai Lama\u2019s Buddhist approach to achieving greater happiness in life. Happiness, he says, isn\u2019t something that happens to lucky people and eludes the unlucky: It\u2019s something you can\u2014and should\u2014actively work to increase in your life. Here&#8217;s our review of The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama and Howard C. 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