Robert Thurman, the preeminent scholar and interpreter of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy for the modern world, leads us on a joyful exploration into the nature of reality through Buddha's threefold curriculum of "super-education."

"Buddha had to be an educator, rather than a prophet or religion founder, since he had achieved his goal of exact and complete understanding of reality by using reason, experiments to open his own mind, and vision to do so," Thurman writes. "From his own experience, he could help [others] as a teacher by streamlining the process. He could not just transplant his realization into their minds. They could not get their own realizations just by believing whatever he said. He could only provide them with a prospect of full realization along a path of learning and experiencing they could follow-they would have to travel on their own."

This book is your invitation to travel that same road. Deeply felt and bracingly direct, it doesn't teach about the teaching-it is the teaching. Get ready to get real, and have fun along the way, as you chart a path to reliable, lasting happiness.

Wisdom is Bliss: Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life, Robert Thurman, Hay House, Hardcover, 232 pp, $19.99

Robert Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University as well as Co-Founder and President of Tibet House US/Menla in service of HH Dalai Lama and the people of Tibet. A close friend of the Dalai Lama's for over 50 years, he is a leading worldwide lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism, passionate activist for the plight of the Tibetan people, skilled translator of Buddhist texts, and inspiring writer of popular Buddhist books. His most recent book is the 300-page graphic novel Man of Peace: The Illustrated Life Story of the Dalai Lama of Tibet.

In partnership with Nena Thurman and dedicated contributors, he now focuses on making Tibet House US and its Menla Retreat & Spa a global center for the promotion, study, and practice of Tibetan Buddhist healing arts and sciences of body, mind, and spirit, dedicated as a complement to the vast life work of its patron, His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

CONTENTS: Wisdom is Bliss
Preface		xi
Chapter 1	The Buddha Path	1
Chapter 2	The Realistic Worldview	15
Chapter 3	Realistic Motivation	39
Chapter 4	Realistic Speech	53
Chapter 5	Realistic Ethical Evolutionary Action	71
Chapter 6	Realistic Livelihood	93
Chapter 7	Realistic Creative Effort	109
Chapter 8	Realistic Mindfulness	131
Chapter 9	Realistic Samadhi	153
Chapter 10	Sharing My Consolation Prize	181
Further Reading		195
Index		201
Acknowledgments		209
About the Author		213