"Vril naturally signifies the height of dominion attained by cultivation of man's latent power ... it expresses, with precision, nerve-energy and will-force combined in the developed individual."The Art of Living is Volume 1 of Arthur Lovell's masterful Ars Vivendi series. Lovell was a founding member of the turn-of-the-century Vril-ya Club, whose members sought to cultivate and master the mysterious energy of Vril. "The Vril-ya maintain a perpetual calmness of outward demeanour, with the inborn consciousness of superior power."Originally published in the 1890s.

This volume examines the questions of what constitutes a good life and how one can achieve happiness and well-being, and analyses different ways in which people can strive for a good life. First, it presents an overview on important concepts in psychology that are related to living a good life. Then, a new approach is introduced: the concept of art-of-living as a holistic way to reach happiness. Empirical studies are reported involving a questionnaire for measuring art-of-living, and the validity of the questionnaire is demonstrated with respect to a wide range of concepts. In addition, the volume provides results from empirical studies, showing that, and how, art-of-living and happiness can be enhanced. Several intervention studies are described in detail, which have been performed with different groups of subjects, including pupils, university students and employees. Also, results of interviews are summarized, which were held with people who had been nominated as exemplary artists-of-living. The volume concludes with a description of art-of-living in autobiographies, and presents suggestions for further research with respect to art-of-living.

Excerpt from The Art of Living I have been asked by parents to publish these lectures, delivered during 1907 at Cran leigh - my old school. I do so with pleasure, in the hope that the great crusade against ill-health in general and Consumption in particular, commenced at Cranleigh, may spread to all schools. I have tried to write, as I have spoken, simply, and to the point. I hope also that parents will realise the im portance of telling their children certain physiological facts, before they send them out into the school world. It is not fair to throw all parental responsibility on to masters. A little simple explanation will suffice. The ruin of many a young life has come about from parents neglecting this plain duty. May I ask that every father who reads this little book will pass it on to his son, and that parents themselves will assist in this crusade by demanding that eachschool shall have its Master of Hygiene? Were our young taught a few facts about themselves, and the laws which govern their being, Consumption would very soon be a thing of the past. Surely this would be a result worth striving for. The Ars Vivendi system of Self-development explained herein is no new system. It is as old as the hills, but it has been brought within our reach by its author, Mr. Arthur Lovell, who has devoted his life to studying ancient wisdom from every source and applying it to modern needs. I know no better training, as it em braces Spirit, mind, and body, and seeks to bring them together to perfection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.