Review: The Real Route to Happiness
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2013
Are you attached to the thought that, if you become successful, then you'll become happy?  If so, you may spend decades trying to become successful and, whether you become successful or not, you'll still fail to achieve happiness.Success is a goal.  Goals take time to achieve.  You may, if you wish, spend the present moment working towards goals, which are thoughts.  This is the way to live a mind-dominated life and guarantees unhappiness.  Success is a delusion.Instead of using the present moment to chase thoughts, let thoughts go and focus on the present moment.  'Focus' does not mean 'think about'!  Focus occurs in silence, which is nothing except delaying the next thought.Instead of seeking to achieve goals, let goals achieve you.If you are willing to investigate the idea that you are neither your thoughts nor the emotions associated with them, then you'll enjoy this book and benefit from its exercises.  On the other hand, if you are stuck on the idea that you should be spending your time acting on the basis of your thoughts, save your 99 cents because this book won't resonate with you.If genuine freedom (from thoughts) might be something that you should value more, you'll find this inexpensive book a wisdom treasury.