ACHIEVING LASTING HAPPINESS provides a 'broad-spectrum' and yet targeted approach to addressing the emotional and practical issues which keep us from realizing happiness. Each chapter offers insights and practical techniques which blend the most salient aspects of current Western thought with time tested Eastern philosophy. Similarly, the material is not presented as a transient 'feel good' book, but as something more enduring. To reinforce the concepts, each chapter either presents thoughts for reflection, or a simple structured exercise. A personal story or text from a counseling session...