I have read this book twice or thrice, and each time, I ended up wanting to reread it. The book has many facets that act as a guide for life. It is something that needs to be revisited frequently, not because one could forget it, but because rereading it allows the essence of the book to permeate into the subconscious mind.
The book has some wonderful concepts such as talking about the need to overcome the habit of dwelling over things. The Mindful Way Through Depression talks about living in the present and enjoying each day as it comes.
An interesting thing that I noticed while reading this book is the fact that it suggests reading it when your mood is up as it would help you to understand the concepts presented in the book in a better manner. It makes sense because when a person is moody and depressed, then the chances of understanding various concepts mentioned in the book is remote. The book gives enough weight to meditation, which, again, makes sense because meditation does help the mind to calm down and allows us to focus on things that are necessary and not on unnecessary things.
My only problem with this book is too much focus on "self." Yes, focusing on self is essential when it comes to dealing with mind, but it should not be to such extreme extent. I tried to put into practice whatever was mentioned in this book and found that by focusing on self, it didn’t help me, but focusing on the bigger picture and praying helped me a lot.
I believe that most of the problems faced by human beings are because of the excessive focus on self and not on simpler things in life. Sometimes, focusing on bigger things in life helps us in getting a handle on things that happen in our life. A must-read for every individual.