Happiness is something everyone desires. Yet how to find happiness-or
even if we deserve to-remains a mystery. Still more mysterious is the
secret to a lasting happiness that cannot be taken away. In The
Ultimate Happiness Prescription, bestselling author Deepak Chopra shows
us seven keys to uncover the true secrets of joy in the most difficult
times.
The goal of life is the expansion of happiness, he contends. But in
today's demanding world, that goal seems elusive, if not impossibly out
of reach. Society reinforces the belief that fulfillment comes from
achieving success, wealth, and good relationships. Yet Chopra tells us
that the opposite is true: all success in life is the by-product of
happiness, not the cause.
So what is the cause? The Ultimate Happiness Prescription shares
spiritual principles for a life based on a sense of your "true self"
lying beyond the ebb and flow of daily living. Simple daily exercises
lead to eliminating the root causes of unhappiness and letting a deeper
level of bliss unfold.
After all avenues to happiness have been explored and exhausted, only
one path is left: the journey to enlightenment. In The Ultimate
Happiness Prescription, the daunting and exotic challenge of finding
enlightenment becomes accessible step by step. We are taken on an
inspiring journey to the true self, the only place untouched by trouble
and misfortune.
On the way we learn the secrets for living mindfully and with effortless
spontaneity. Now happiness is no longer hostage to external events but
an experience we carry with us always. As Chopra inspiringly concludes,
"Everything we fear in the world and want to change can be transformed
through happiness, the simplest desire we have, and also the most
profound."
