It changed me completely

I love this book and have listened to it so many times on repeat. There are a number of advices which I adhere to on a daily basis. For example I am more aware of my thoughts playing with my mind. I am less worried and see my life and others in a different light. I know that the author sadly died and it kind of feels that he is speaking from another world. This is an useful and straight talking audio book. I would definitely recommend this.

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A Doctor who uses actual Truth makes this work

What did you like most about You Can Be Happy No Matter What?

You can implement this straight away. In the morning I hated my enemy sitting next to me, of course I knew this was wrong but I struggled to deal with him, he was bigoted and foul mouthed. I began listening to this book and by the end of the day I easily made him my friend and actually sincerely liked him, despite all his faults that appeared to me, and he liked me too!
This really works because you immediately connect with what you know to be your own inner and Universal Truth and it's therefore fool-proof. This should be mandatory reading for all. It reminds us of the way things really are and not just they way they appear according to our developed beliefs and our own personal projections.
Sometimes the world seems to overtake us, but really it is just our own mind struggling ineffectively to solve apparent problems. This book shows you how to stop doing this and how to instantly and easily get a little space and distance from daily issues thus allowing them to be solved automatically as we take our own self out of the equation. (My words only). Stress and problems dissolve away instantly. It's truly amazing. Then when the pressure that was creeping up on you is gone you can properly solve the issue if required - indeed if it was as serious as it had seemed at the time and in a far more objective and effective way using your natural positive frame of mind. This is my interpretation anyway, but you need to read it for yourself. Well worth every penny and I will keep going back to this book as life tries to creep in with it's stresses when I forget about Truth again.
Not all of us can escape to a Buddhist Monastery and believe me it's not all plain sailing there either, but this you can apply this right now and instantly surpass those who have had years of training in trying to master happiness. This is good, VERY good. Thanks Dr Richard.

What other book might you compare You Can Be Happy No Matter What to, and why?

My own book Freedom of the Peaceful Warrior. This book tries to analyse and explain that which is beyond human understanding, that which can only be experienced directly by the individual to be fully understood and realised. Perhaps this way people will get an understanding of the concept of it and move towards it.
It is not easy to get there of course but I try to explain the experience of it that came to me after some extremely hard times trying to get there. Of course only years later after having given up and getting in some serious trouble did it come to me by itself in it's own sweet time of course.
I try to re-draw upon that Ultimate and transforming experience in daily life and I do admit it is very hard and I am not always effective. I feel that I need to take time out to re-focus. Life has it's pressures when we allow it overrun us.
But Dr Richard's book above tells you how to immediately apply this same Truth seemingly by amazing coincidence and how get you to it straight away. Of course the Truth is Universal so it should be no surprise to find that someone else has also accessed it but seemingly mastered its application here and now and when in the thick of it all. I take my hat off to him.
His book is really useful to me as it is easily applied and you can instantly feel the results. I could perhaps add a little to his book in places but he could certainly add a lot of clarity and summary and user-effectiveness to mine.

Have you listened to any of Richard Carlson’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I have not yet.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Nothing to lose.

Any additional comments?

Please read his book, it will change your life.

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one of the best books

If you can implement what this book is teaching it will change your experience of life.
It gets you to look at your relationship of what you think and how you interperate those thoughts,it is suprising how much misery we bring on ourselves with our own thoughts,this book will show you how to understand your thoughts to gain a more realistic interpretation.

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Works!!!

I listened to the whole book then been listening to 10 mins every morning since just to remind myself of what is in my control. I have been finding elements of my life challenging. Nothing has changed but my outlook. I have the ability to find calm. I’m not fixed but much more in control. This really helps and works. If you are stuck in a rut of negativity please listen. It will help. Good luck! Xx

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Wow

Very good and simple useful ideas in this book, thanks to Dr. Richard Carlson. Helps a person change

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It really is that simple.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Having lost my husband 7years ago I found happiness elusive. The recognition that we are what we think and only as happy as we choose to be, has been a game changer. To simplify it down as Dr Carlson does has helped me enormously to find inner peace and contentment (most of the time, even through the trials of internet dating and being a single parent). When I remind myself of the advice he gives I can center myself back into a contented state of mind and life is so much easier. Too simple to be true, well it works for me.

a life changing book

of all the self help books I have listened to this is it ! this is the answer. incredible. very well written and straight to the point!

By far the best and most practical

This is short sharp relevant and practical. Best I’ve heard of this type of book.

Great book which really allows you to take stock

This book is a must read and I will be reading it again to let it all sink in as there are allot of lessons to be learnt. This helped me allot with a work situation and positively moving on from a colleagues rude outburst.

Awesome!

Really brilliant book. I listened 3ce!
No fluff and helpful philosophies! Happy to recommend to anyone.