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Unclog Your Happiness; A Practical Guide to Living Blissfully
This book is a practical guide to happiness. For those who have read Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now, but don’t know how to get there, this book is for you. Through self-inquiry and meditation, as similarly taught by Ramana Maharshi, Gary Weber, and more, you can eliminate anxiety, depression, anger, and enter in the present, happy and content.
There has been a lot of research on transcendental meditation in recent years. New scientific studies using FMRIs have advanced the field of neuroscience. Self-inquiry has been shown to boost dopamine and opioid levels in the body, creating happiness that won’t fade with time. Throughout the book, Unclog Your Happiness, these studies are cited to provide both proof and further reading.
Meditation through self-inquiry works by removing labels that we have attached to ourselves. These labels are self-limiting beliefs, causing our unhappiness. Depression, anxiety, loneliness, anger, and more can be removed just by stopping the process of labeling.
There has been a lot of research on transcendental meditation in recent years. New scientific studies using FMRIs have advanced the field of neuroscience. Self-inquiry has been shown to boost dopamine and opioid levels in the body, creating happiness that won’t fade with time. Throughout the book, Unclog Your Happiness, these studies are cited to provide both proof and further reading.
Meditation through self-inquiry works by removing labels that we have attached to ourselves. These labels are self-limiting beliefs, causing our unhappiness. Depression, anxiety, loneliness, anger, and more can be removed just by stopping the process of labeling.
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David J. Ring III
2 books39 followersAuthor David Ring III was born in MA, in 1983. After an atypical upbringing that left him with a negative mindset, he began to seek freedom from his pessimistic thoughts.
With very little interest in the corporate world, he left university in 2006, and began travelling the world. There was no reason to travel; it was just what people aspired to do. For David, he was living life and searching for happiness.
From 2007-2010, he settled in central New Hampshire. After buying a large, beautiful Victorian house in Franklin, NH, the economy went into recession. He began his first business venture, turning this home into a family business, a bed and breakfast. After a few years of this slow and simple living, it was time for him to move on.
Upon coming to Thailand in 2010, he begin writing his first novel, Bound Before the Morrow, hoping to portray his own personal journey out of negativity and to inspire others to do the same. During the five years it took to write, his views changed slightly, and spirituality entered the mix. The book still maintained the original message, but a new way of life had opened for David.
David still bases himself in Thailand. He avoids the heat by escaping into air conditioned coffee shops and plunging himself into writing. In this way he gently and articulately shares his philosophical beliefs.
With very little interest in the corporate world, he left university in 2006, and began travelling the world. There was no reason to travel; it was just what people aspired to do. For David, he was living life and searching for happiness.
From 2007-2010, he settled in central New Hampshire. After buying a large, beautiful Victorian house in Franklin, NH, the economy went into recession. He began his first business venture, turning this home into a family business, a bed and breakfast. After a few years of this slow and simple living, it was time for him to move on.
Upon coming to Thailand in 2010, he begin writing his first novel, Bound Before the Morrow, hoping to portray his own personal journey out of negativity and to inspire others to do the same. During the five years it took to write, his views changed slightly, and spirituality entered the mix. The book still maintained the original message, but a new way of life had opened for David.
David still bases himself in Thailand. He avoids the heat by escaping into air conditioned coffee shops and plunging himself into writing. In this way he gently and articulately shares his philosophical beliefs.
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June 7, 2018
The 3 meditations in the book are easy to follow and totally doable for a beginner. I really like the chapter on labels. With my newfound awareness of labels now, I realized I get into a state of calmness quickly. A state where I can respond instead of being reactive.
December 6, 2015
Written by David J. Ring III, "Unclog Your Happiness: A Practical Guide to Living Blisfully" is an uplifting, useful aide in obtaining an optimal life. He brilliantly touches upon the universal search that we are all constantly on - to be happy.
But what defines happiness? The term is as subjective as it is seemingly unattainable. While we can all agree we are looking for it, we all disagree on what 'it' actually is. The author takes this omnipresent journey and relegates to simplistic terms and tangible goals. Our thoughts constitute our states of happiness or, more commonly, unhappiness. But what if there was a way to harness and manipulate these thoughts to help us attain what we thought we always wanted?
Ring delves into this concept that other masterminds have already touched upon in their seminal works, most notably Eckhart Tolle and his (and one of my all time favorites) "A New Earth". While Tolle tackles the theory of 'no thoughts', Ring focuses more on how to get to that state.
What follows in the enthralling read are some practical exercises and self-guided meditations that will help quite the voice in our head, opening up our mind to that state of utter bliss that governs most of our lives. As you participate on these exercises, you'll find your mind going to places it hasn't been to in a long, long time. Some of these places are uncomfortable but ultimately integral to finding a state of presence. Ring's words rang true for me on many levels, allowing me to truly apply the book to my real life. A high recommendation for this book for all lovers of enlightenment and self-searching.
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But what defines happiness? The term is as subjective as it is seemingly unattainable. While we can all agree we are looking for it, we all disagree on what 'it' actually is. The author takes this omnipresent journey and relegates to simplistic terms and tangible goals. Our thoughts constitute our states of happiness or, more commonly, unhappiness. But what if there was a way to harness and manipulate these thoughts to help us attain what we thought we always wanted?
Ring delves into this concept that other masterminds have already touched upon in their seminal works, most notably Eckhart Tolle and his (and one of my all time favorites) "A New Earth". While Tolle tackles the theory of 'no thoughts', Ring focuses more on how to get to that state.
What follows in the enthralling read are some practical exercises and self-guided meditations that will help quite the voice in our head, opening up our mind to that state of utter bliss that governs most of our lives. As you participate on these exercises, you'll find your mind going to places it hasn't been to in a long, long time. Some of these places are uncomfortable but ultimately integral to finding a state of presence. Ring's words rang true for me on many levels, allowing me to truly apply the book to my real life. A high recommendation for this book for all lovers of enlightenment and self-searching.
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