Compassion + Wisdom = Happiness

Compassion + Wisdom = Happiness offers a method by which we may attain happiness. True happiness results from the marriage of compassion and wisdom and from their manifestations in action—through mind body and speech. Just as 1 + 1 = 2 so compassion + wisdom = happiness. The cultivation of compassion and evolution of wisdom require effort through which we may achieve maximum satisfaction and true happiness in this life. I commend followers of the Buddha to become 21st century Buddhists. This means reading or listening to the teaching trying to understand it and integrating it within ourselves. This is what Yeshi Lhundup has done and this book is his attempt to share with others what he has learned. I congratulate him on his effort. —His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama This book contains not only wisdom from Buddhism and His Holiness the Dalai Lama but also the contents of the book are made more effective with the narrations of his own personal experiences in his life especially the challenging ones. I would like to congratulate Yeshi Lhundup la for presenting this book to benefit many other fellow travelers who are searching for the light of wisdom and compassion. —Geshe Lhakdor interpreter of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Director of Library of Tibetan Works and Archives