01833cam a22002894a 4500 12231366 OSt 20150915142237.0 001115s2001 nyu 000 0 eng 00066319 1930051182 DLC DLC DLC eng jpn pcc Cir.291.4/Ok1 Ōkawa, Ryūhō, 1956- Kōfuku no genten. English The starting point of happiness : a practical and intuitive guide to discovering love, wisdom, and faith / Ryuho Okawa. New York : Lantern Books, 2001. x, 92 p. ; 22 cm. As human beings, we enter this world with nothing and leave with nothing. Between our birth and death, our life presents us with manifold opportunities and great challenges. According to best-selling author and spiritual teacher, Ryuho Okawa, we can either be attached to acquiring possessions and material goods, or we can seek the true path of happiness paved by a love that gives rather than receives, that welcomes light rather than darkness and which emulates the lives and qualities of great people who have lived with integrity, wisdom, and courage. In The Starting Point of Happiness, Okawa beautifully illustrates how we can attain happiness and live a purposeful life. He counsels spiritual seekers to be strong when difficulties occur, to respect and love others, and to be in tune with the will of the universe. By doing this, we are walking on the path of happiness. Spiritual life. Happiness. 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 3470 3470 0 0 ddc 0 0 CIR SPMT-CAS SPMT-CAS 2014-09-25 0 Cir/291.4/Ok1 007091 2014-09-25 00:00:00 2014-09-25 BK