A collection of interviews with the Dalai Lama compiled and added to by Howard Cutler, an American psychiatrist. Most of the conversations focus on the subject of happiness and how to attain it. However, the author supplements this with additional information on research in the field and his own personal thoughts and doubts.

In other books by the Dalai Lama, I have often found it a little tough to relate to the level of committment he expresses. He is such a good human being and it is hard to live up to. In this book, Dr Cutler's voice adds a more human tone, raising the doubts and asking the questions of the rest of us.