THE LOST ART OF BEING HAPPY: SPIRITUALITY FOR SCEPTICS
Book ID/图书代码： 12787007B19316
English Summary/英文概要： What inner skills do we need to live happily? There must be many answers, but the book develops an approach by looking at what can go wrong, at what spoils our happiness. The important thing though is not to know some magic list, but just to have a reasonable system and then practice, practice, practice as our inner lives reap more and more benefits. These are the five sets of skills we suggest.
Mindfulness
Vital for observing what goes on in the inner life and also to create inner stillness.
Benevolence
The key to combating negative emotions like anger and hatred - can you be angry and happy at the same time?
Story
We need skills to deal with problems arising from our view of the world, including our view of ourselves. All descriptive language is story and our stories are often wrong and always partial, never the whole truth. If we can change the story, we can change our world.
Letting go
Includes some key elements for dealing with our reluctance to accept change, our attachment to the past (forgiveness for example is included here) and our fears about the future.
Enjoyment
Gratitude, patience, humour, playfulness - the positive side of appreciating and enjoying what we have instead of fretting about what we don’t.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 警觉
留心观察内在生活的变化并建立沉静的内心世界。
仁慈
打击消极情绪的关键，例如生气和憎恨——你会同时感到生气和高兴么？
故事
我们需要技巧解决各种问题，包括以我们的视角所观察到的世界和自己本身。而所有关于事件的叙述都是一个个故事，这些故事通常都充斥着个人主观意见，从未有真正的客观公正。如果我们能改变这个故事，我们将能改变自己的世界。
放下
一些关键要素，包括怎样接受改变，放下对过去的依恋以及对未来的恐惧。
快乐
感恩、忍耐、幽默、玩笑——感恩之心的积极一面，把握我所有，忘记我所没有。
想要快乐地生活需要哪些技巧呢？也许有很多答案，但这本书从另一个视角找到了通往快乐的途径，它带领我们发现是什么让事情变得更糟，又是什么夺走了我们的快乐。
由此看来，最重要的并不是寻找一张有着神奇快乐技巧的清单，而是建立一个合理的系统，通过不断的练习、练习、练习，让内心获得越来越多的收益。
警觉:留心观察内在生活的变化并建立沉静的内心世界。
仁慈:打击消极情绪的关键，例如生气和憎恨——你会同时感到生气和高兴么？
故事:我们需要技巧解决各种问题，包括以我们的视角所观察到的世界和自己本身。而所有关于事件的叙述都是一个个故事，这些故事通常都充斥着个人主观意见，从未有真正的客观公正。如果我们能改变这个故事，我们将能改变自己的世界。
放下:一些关键要素，包括怎样接受改变，放下对过去的依恋以及对未来的恐惧。
快乐:感恩、忍耐、幽默、玩笑——感恩之心的积极一面，把握我所有，忘记我所没有。(NH)
Awards/获奖情况："This is a wonderfully wise book on how we can train our minds to be happy. It’s beautifully written." (这是一本充满智慧的书，它教会我们如何变得快乐，真是太精彩了!)---Professor Lord Layard FBA (Director, Well Being Programme, LSE) "I cannot think of a single human being who would not benefit from reading this highly intelligent, sympathetic book. Most of us are unhappy to some degree or other. Follow the way of life that this book recommends and happiness will be yours." (我相信没有一个人在读完这本充满智慧而感性的书后会说无所收获。大多数人总是为了各种事而烦恼，跟着这本书所指的路走下去，快乐必将属于你。)---Dr. Anthony Seldon (Master of Wellington College and pioneer of teaching happiness skills in schools)
"This is an important and original book. Tony Wilkinson brings a wealth of experience, a keen intelligence and an enquiring mind to the thorny and complex issue of contemporary spirituality. It is a must read for anyone interested in self-knowledge." (这本书非常重要，并且保持了原汁原味。Tony Wilkinson将他丰富的经验、敏锐的才智和探究的意识融入了棘手复杂的当代精神。对自我认知感兴趣的人来说，这是一本必读的好书。)---Malcolm Stern (psychotherapist, author, Channel 4 presenter and co-founder of Alternatives)
About the Author/作者介绍： Tony Wilkinson studied philosophy at Cambridge University. While pursing a career in the civil service and later investment banking, he practiced meditation, became a long-term student of Aikido and studied the religions of the East.
Tony Wilkinson曾在剑桥大学学习哲学。曾在行政部门工作，随后参与银行投资业务，在此过程中开始练习冥想，之后成为了日本合气道的长期生并开始学习东方宗教文化。
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