More than happiness : Buddhist and stoic wisdom for a sceptical age / Antonia Macaro.
Publisher: London : Icon Books, 2018Description: 213 p. ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781785781339 (hbk.) :
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158.1 KIN Good vibes, good life : | 158.1 KRZ Carpe diem regained : | 158.1 LAS Ars Vitae : | 158.1 MAC More than happiness : | 158.1 MIL How to change / | 158.1 NAN The subtle art of not giving a fuck : | 158.1 PER The road to optimism : |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Do you consider yourself stoical? Do a bit of meditation or mindfulness practice? Buddhism and Stoicism have a lot to offer modern readers seeking the good life, but they're also radical systems that ask much of their followers. In More than Happiness, Antonia Macaro delves into both philosophies, focusing on the elements that fit with our sceptical age, and those which have the potential to make the biggest impact on how we live. From accepting that some things are beyond our control, to monitoring our emotions for unhealthy reactions, to shedding attachment to material things, there is much, she argues, that we can take and much that we'd do better to leave behind. In this synthesis of ancient wisdom, Macaro reframes the `good life', and gets us to see the world as it really is and to question the value of the things we desire. The goal is more than happiness: living ethically and placing value on the right things in life. - See Copac.
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