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elib.tech Exclusive product. Sharing elsewhere will get you, your children and your grandchildren banned.I ordered  this book from amazon because it was recommended to me. I don’t remember where it was recommended to me though. I saw it wasn’t on elib yet so I decided to scan it in and upload it. Don’t share it anywhere else. About “Zen and the Art of Happiness”:A book by Chris Prentiss Link: Zen and the Art of Happiness (Amazon)      Pages: 142Time it takes to read: ca. 45 minBook descriptionCutting-edge science and spirituality tell us that what we believe, think, and feel actually determine the makeup of our body at the cellular level. In Zen and the Art of Happiness, you will learn how to think and feel so that what you think and feel creates happiness and vibrancy in your life rather than gloominess or depression. You ll learn how to adapt to life s inevitable changes, how to deal with stress in a healthy way, and how to nurture a mindful happiness in your daily life. Most importantly, the gentle wisdom of Zen and the Art of Happiness will show you how to invite magnificent experiences into your life and create a personal philosophy that will sustain you through anything. A timeless work about the art of happiness, the way of happiness, the inner game of happiness.About the authorChris Prentiss is the cofounder and codirector of the Passages Substance Abuse Treatment Center, located in Malibu, California, and the author of The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure:A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery. He has also written a dozen books on Chinese philosophy and personal growth. He is known worldwide for his interpretations of the I Ching that make this ancient and sometimes difficult-to-understand subject easy to use and apply. Prentiss has led personal empowerment workshops in southern California and has written, produced, and directed a feature film.A few 5-star example reviews from amazon:  Powerful Book, October 20, 2007 wrote:This is a simple but powerful book that will change the way you look at life. Zen and the Art of Happiness takes happiness and consciousness to a whole new level.I am aware that this book has been compared to The Secret. There is a similarity in that they both teach the reader how to change his or her approach to life for the better but the similarity ends there. This is not a book about how to get more “stuff”. I have read Zen and the Art of Happiness more than once and think that what it teaches is quite different and far more powerful than The Secret. The Secret, as a book, was essentially the transcript of the DVD. I preferred the DVD where a number of spokesmen described their powerful successes using the Law of Attraction. This will bring positive results for readers but the Zen book and its shrewd insights will take the reader to a brand new level of awareness that will bring them happiness. It is profound.As D.T. Suzuki, the Japanese scholar and leading spokesman of Zen in mid-twentieth century America, said of Zen, “It merely enables us to wake up and become aware. It does not teach, it points”. Zen and the Art of Happiness gives you simple but profound keys that will help you change your life. If you read it with an open heart it will truly help you find happiness.  Well worth having in my library, February 10, 2011 wrote:I’ve studied countless Zen and Tao and Buddhism books, and while this one doesn’t offer any earth shakingly new info, it’s extremely well thought-out, unfolds the supporting chapters gently, and touched the core of me. It’s not perfect. He needed a better proofreader (old English teacher habits die hard), and he spent too much time (to my way of thinking) in touting his addictions clinic. A mention in the bibliography would have been sufficient. Someone in my family has been in and out of rehabs, and those always catch my interest, but this book didn’t present itself as being about rehabilitation. But I forgave him after he got back to the topic of creating happiness in our lives. I’ve always known that thoughts become things, but the concept of living day-to-day enveloped in an aura of happiness of my own making hadn’t occurred to me, not really. So, I’m giving the book 5 stars. Any book that presents me with new challenges is a keeper.  Life Shifter, December 12, 2010 wrote:This book helped to change my life and the lives of everyone that I gave it to (gave away 4). I’m giving away more this year and reading it again. I wish there were more to it! Going to check out the authors other selections. Everyone that I have given this to reads it over and over and sometimes keeps it in their purse or briefcase for an instant anxiety cure. Reading this book has lead me to read numerous books along the same lines but none as good in the delivery as this one.Do NOT forget to comment if you liked the book!Wait Time:VIP+   –   No Wait TimePU+    –   No Wait TimeUsers  –   Upgrade to PU (As of 2013)