The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (770 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0735207151 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 511 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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“The question may be timeless, but their answer has urgent significance.”—Time Magazine"This sparkling, wise, and immediately useful gift to readers from two remarkable spiritual masters offers hope that joy is possible for everyone even in the most difficult circumstances, and describes a clear path for attaining it." —Publishers Weekly"The world needs joy and compassion more than ever before – and who better than Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama to show us how it is done. A bright spot of hope and love in this world."—Sir Richard Branson. This beautiful book takes us on the journey of their friendship and gives us the gift of their wisdom
He lives in exile in Dharamsala, India. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. He lives in Santa Cruz, California. Doug has worked with Desmond Tutu as his cowriter and editor for over a decade, and before founding his own literary agency, he was a senior editor at HarperCollins and also served for nine years as the religion editor at t
"Brilliant, delightful, and profoundly inspiring!" according to Charles Bloom. The Book of Joy lives up to its title and goes much further. It highlights the many ways in which we can all bring greater joy, fulfillment and purpose into our lives, and illuminates the nature of the interconnected relationship between painful emotions and deep happiness. The book not only rea. Five Stars Excelente. "An insight into the pillars of joy, from two insightful luminaries of peace" according to outwest. The Book of Joy delves into the concept and cultivation of joy in life. For those who have read other books by the Dali Lama, you know that he thinks very deeply about what brings suffering and joy to humanity, and how we can seek and find true joy. What I knew less about was Desmond Tut’s
The friends were His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The subject was joy. Both winners of the Nobel Prize, both great spiritual masters and moral leaders of our time, they are also known for being among the most infectiously happy people on the planet.From the beginning the book was envisioned as a three-layer birthday cake: their own stories and teachings about joy, the most recent findings in the science of deep happiness, and the daily practices that anchor their own emotional and spiritual lives. And it inspired two close friends to get together in Dharamsala for a talk about something very important to them. Now that they are both in their eighties, they especially want to spread the core message that to have joy yourself, you must bring joy to others.Most of all, during that landmark week in Dharamsa