Gelong Thubten 2 Books Collection Set - Mindfulness & Meditation Non Fiction - Hardback

Titles in This Set
A Monk's Guide to Happiness
Handbook for Hard Times

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Yellow Kite

Overview
This two-book hardback collection from Buddhist monk and meditation teacher Gelong Thubten pairs A Monk's Guide to Happiness with Handbook for Hard Times, bringing together his most practical teachings on mindfulness, resilience, and emotional steadiness. Written in an approachable, down-to-earth voice, both titles translate monastic wisdom into everyday tools for modern life. Readers get a complete toolkit: one book builds a sustainable daily meditation habit, the other equips you to meet adversity with courage and calm. Together they offer a grounded, non-religious path to greater peace, clarity, and inner strength for anyone navigating a busy, stressful world.

About the Books
Gelong Thubten spent over two decades as an ordained Buddhist monk before becoming one of the most sought-after meditation teachers working today, and this collection distills that experience into two focused, practical guides. A Monk's Guide to Happiness: Meditation in the 21st Century introduces readers to the neuroscience and philosophy behind meditation, showing how short, consistent practice sessions can rewire habitual patterns of worry, distraction, and self-criticism into lasting contentment. Rather than presenting meditation as a distant, difficult ideal, Thubten frames it as a living skill that fits into ordinary moments, whether at a desk, on a commute, or before bed. Handbook for Hard Times shifts the focus to adversity, offering a compassionate blueprint for facing setbacks, loss, and uncertainty with presence instead of avoidance. Thubten draws on his own experiences of hardship to show readers how to reframe pain as an opportunity for growth, recognize the thought spirals that deepen suffering, and build genuine emotional resilience through small, repeatable practices. Both books share the same clear, warm, and refreshingly practical tone that has made Thubten's teaching resonate far beyond traditional Buddhist audiences, appealing to skeptics, busy professionals, and longtime meditators alike. Read together, the set traces a natural arc: first learning to sit with the mind and build a sustainable habit, then applying that steadiness to life's hardest moments. It's a collection built for real life, not a retreat, designed to be picked up in spare minutes and returned to again and again as circumstances change.

Key Benefits

• Two complementary hardback guides covering everyday meditation and resilience in hard times
• Written by an experienced Buddhist monk and professional meditation teacher
• Practical, secular techniques that require no prior meditation experience
• Short, repeatable exercises designed to fit into busy daily schedules
• A thoughtful gift for anyone facing stress, change, or a difficult season
• Sturdy hardback editions ideal for gifting or a permanent home library

Book-by-Book Guide
A Monk's Guide to Happiness — Introduces accessible, science-informed meditation techniques for building lasting contentment through short daily practice.
Handbook for Hard Times — A compassionate, practical guide to facing adversity with courage, reframing difficulty as a path to resilience.

About the Author
Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk who has practiced and taught meditation for more than two decades after being ordained in the Tibetan Kagyu tradition. Before taking monastic vows, he trained as an actor, an experience that shapes his warm, direct, and often humorous teaching style. He has led meditation sessions for major global companies, contributed to Ruby Wax's book How to Be Human, and appeared on the BBC, ITV, and Sky. His earlier work became a bestseller, and he continues teaching mindfulness to corporate teams, healthcare workers, and general audiences worldwide.

Why You'll Love This Collection
A grounded, gift-ready pair of hardbacks that turns monastic wisdom into practical, everyday tools for calm and resilience. Perfect as a birthday gift, holiday season present, new job encouragement, or a thoughtful personal reset, this set offers genuine comfort and real guidance for anyone navigating stress, change, grief, or hard times ahead.

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