Literature, the written word, is a means by which unhappiness is overcome and satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana attained.

How is literature a means by which unhappiness is overcome?

Literature puts one in touch with those who have overcome unhappiness and attained satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana.

Their words and thoughts guide one's effort to overcome unhappiness.

Literature puts one in contact with the thoughts of those who have knowledge that shows what must be done to overcome unhappiness.

And literature puts one in contact with the knowledge and experience of those who have overcome unhappiness.

Literature puts one in contact with the truth and knowledge that will help overcome unhappiness.

What literature helps one overcome unhappiness?

The literature which helps overcome unhappiness is any literature which one finds useful and effective.

If the literature one is reading brings results, that literature is the literature one should be reading and studying.

And if the literature one is reading brings no results, one must seek and find literature which brings results.

It is best if one searches out literature for one's self.

Recommending books is almost totally useless. For the books that one finds useful others may find useless. And what one person desires to read another usually lacks the desire to read.

One must seek and find the truth and knowledge in literature one's self.

And to find truth and knowledge one must search through all forms of literature.

In this way one will find the literature and the truth that will be helpful in the effort to overcome unhappiness.

Each form of literature has a different knowledge to give. Therefore, one benefits through reading and studying all forms of literature.

That is to say, it helps one overcome unhappiness and attain satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana through reading and studying all forms of literature.