Finding happiness
Subtitle: monastic steps for a fulfilling life
By: Christopher Jamison
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780297852773
Subjects: Benedictines; Spiritual life; Happiness
Description: "In this book Abbot Christopher turns to monastic wisdom to offer answers, and to explain that in essence happiness is a gift not an achievement, the fruit of giving and receiving blessings." "Everybody is searching for happiness but not everybody knows how to find it. In modern Britain, more and more people say that their life is too materialistic and superficial, which leads to a feeling of dissatisfaction. Our consumer culture encourages the belief that happiness comes with pleasure, but this book will challenge that belief and encourage alternative approaches to how we view happiness."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: pt. 1. Purity of heart. The history of happiness. Blessed are the pure in heart; title: pt. 2. Eight thoughts. Acedia. Gluttony. Lust. Greed. Anger. Sadness. Vanity. Pride.