Phakchok Rinpoche

In Radically Happy, a meditating Silicon Valley entrepreneur teams up with a young, insightful, and traditionally educated Tibetan Rinpoche. Together they present a path to radical happiness—a sense of well-being that you can access anytime but especially when life is challenging. Using mindfulness techniques and accessible meditations, personal stories and scientific studies, you’ll get to know your own mind and experience how a slight shift in your perspective can create a radical shift in your life.… (meer)

This book says nothing new. But it does say it in a different, more accessible, “user-friendly” way. In this book, Phakchok Rinproche and Erric Solomon tell the reader what causes unhappiness and how to become truly happy. Unhappiness is really caused by the mind judging and planning and rattling on and on. Afterall, it is not an incident that makes us unhappy or happy, but our perception of it. These authors give us meditations that will help us to better control the mind and live in the present moment, which will result in happiness. They demonstrate the validity of their approaches with personal stories and scientific evidence. The pages are bright and colorful with splashes of color. All of this can be found in a nicely-bound volume. This is perfect for a gift or as a step in your own personal development.

I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.… (meer)

The authors combine their perspectives as a Tibetan Buddhist and a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to explain a meditative approach to happiness. Their writing is engaging as they take the reader through the steps of developing awareness. Their gentle approach is relaxed and simple. Their explanations and exercises are clear and understandable. The book is also pleasing to the eye. The book’s designer, Julian Pang, reinforces the authors’ message through his artistic use of color and Zen-like graphics. The attention given to all aspects of the book’s production reflects the book’s content. The lessons contained within this volume will help the reader develop a heightened awareness that leads to a deep sense of wellbeing.… (meer)