Schopenhauer's "On Happiness" Synopsis and Impressions - Schopenhauer's style of life theory strongly influenced by Buddhism.
Happiness is a mirage. It is a delusion."
The title of the book, "On Happiness," suggests that we will be taught how to make our lives happy, but Schopenhauer's character is in full force when he suddenly and bluntly dismisses happiness as nothing more than an illusion.
In this book, Schopenhauer shreds the "illusion of happiness that people believe in" and talks about how to live and what true happiness is.
Unlike his main book, "The World as Will and Representation," the stories are short, concrete, and very readable. It is an excellent introduction to Schopenhauer.