"The Art of Happiness"

I saw this in the NY Post (07-23-09) in CindyAdams Column - THE Dalai Lama's updated edition of "The Art of Happiness" will have this new introduction: "Today, mounting scientific data confirms the insight that, 'If you want others to be happy, practice compassion; if you want yourself to be happy, practice compassion.' Researchers on human happiness identify compassionate service to others as a key characteristic of the world's happiest people . . . the focus of our mind assumes a broader horizon within which we see our own petty problems in more realistic proportion. What previously appears too unbearable loses its intensity, which is often what makes our problems so overwhelming." I haven't read this book, but I plan to. Anyone who has read it, we want to hear some thoughts from you.