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040			_cKinley Yangden
082			_a294.3444 RIC
100	1		_aRicard, Matthieu.
245	1	0	_aHappiness : _ba guide to developing life's most important skill / _cMatthieu Ricard.
260			_aNew York : _bLittle, Brown and Company, _c2006.
300			_axvi, 281 p. : _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aIn this groundbreaking book, Matthieu Ricard makes a passionate case for happiness as a goal that deserves at least as much energy as any other in our lives. Wealth? Fitness? Career success? How can we possibly place these above true and lasting well-being? Drawing from works of fiction and poetry, Western philosophy, Buddhist beliefs, scientific research, and personal experience, Ricard weaves an inspirational and forward-looking account of how we can begin to rethink our realities in a fast-moving modern world. With its revelatory lessons and exercises, Happiness is an eloquent and stimulating guide to a happier life. Book jacket.
650		0	_aReligious life _xBuddhism.
650		0	_aHappiness _x Religious aspects _xBuddhism.
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