The Art of Happiness

by the Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler (1998)

notes by Doug Muder (1999)

These notes consist of brief notes about the authors, a short discussion about the difficulties of understanding the philosophy of another culture, a detailed outline of Art, and three short essays discussing issues raised by Art. Quotes from Cutler are in roman type; quotes from the Dalai Lama are underlined; my commentary and study questions are in italics, except for the theme essays. Page numbers are from the 1998 hardcover edition published by Riverhead. The linear version of these notes (as handed out in class) is also available.

About Howard Cutler

About the Dalai Lama

Caveats about The Art of Happiness

Outline

Themes

A. The Relative Unimportance of Belief

B. Individuality

C. The Outsider As Messenger