Dialogues in Self Discovery

A delightful blend of self-help and fiction, August 8, 2008
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)

A delightful blend of self-help and fiction, The Guru Next Door: A Teacher’s Legacy follows Annie as she deals with her highly dysfunctional family. Her father is gone, her grandmother apparently hates her, her mother is a recluse, and everyone around her is simply unhappy. Her only hope is her next door neighbor, a shining beacon in the sea of darkness that is her life. Teaching readers mental well-being can be found even when everything seems terrible, The Guru Next Door is a great pick for anyone who needs their spirits lifted.

What does it mean to be truly happy? Is your happiness tied to getting what you want? Or avoiding not getting what you don’t want? Here is what Bruce Di Marsico, creator of the Option Method, had to say:

Happiness is not the result of having good things in themselves. What we have always meant by good merely granted us the right to be happy. Happiness is the right to be happy and is the result of not doubting that you have this right — no matter what. All people want to be happy. Happiness is the ultimate desire. Happiness is the prime mover. Happiness is the goal of all desires. The desire for happiness is the sole motivation of all people.