Awakening Joy 10 Steps to True Happiness

AwakeningJoyismorethanjustanotherbookabouthappiness.Morethansimplyofferingsuggestedstrategiestochangeourbehavior，itusestime-testedpracticestotrainthemindtolearnnewwaysofthinking.Theprinciplesofthecourseareuniversal，althoughmuchofthematerialincludesBuddhistphilosophydrawnfromtheauthor’sthirtyyearsasaBuddhistmeditationteacherandspiritualcounselor.

InthesetimesofeconomicuncertaintyAwakeningJoyshowswecangetthroughhardtimesanduseourexperiencetokeeptheourheartopenwhilemovingfromdiscouragementtowell-being，regardlessoftheexternalcircumstances.Genuinewell-beingisnotexpensive.Truehappinessisnotaboutacquiringanything，butratheraboutopeningtothenaturaljoyandalivenessrightinsideyou.
Inthispracticaldown-to-earthguide，readerswilllearnhowto

•makehappinessahabitbyincliningyourmindtowardstatesthatleadtowell-being
•findjoy，evenduringdifficulttimes，andavoidthepitfallsthatpreventyoufromachievingthecontentmentyouseek
•cultivateeffectivepracticesforsustainingjoyfulness，suchasreclaimingyournaturalsenseofwonderandfindingjoyinthemidstofeverydayexperiences.
EachchapterofAwakeningJoyconsistsofoneofthestepsinBaraz’sten-stepprogramandincludesengagingexercisesandpracticaladvicetomakehappinessyournaturaldefaultsetting.Foreveryonefromthecynicwhoisdespondentoverlife’smanysorrows，totheharriedcommuterragingatfreewaytraffic，thisbookoffersupasimpleyetpowerfulmessageofhopegroundedintherealizationthatjoyalreadyexistsinsideeveryoneofus.Likeapreciouschild，itonlyneedstoberecognized，embraced，andnurturedinordertogrowtoitsfullpotential