The Book of Joy

Two great spiritual masters share their own hard won wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity The occasion was a big birthday And it inspired two close friends to get together in Dharamsala for a talk about something very important to them 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 Both the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu have been tested by great personal and national adversity, and here they share their personal stories of struggle and renewal 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 Dharamsala, they demonstrated by their own exuberance, compassion, and humor how joy can be transformed from a fleeting emotion into an enduring way of life. Free Download The Book of Joy [ author ] Dalai Lama XIV [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I simply loved this book The Book of Joy is a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu about finding joy and happiness in the face of suffering and grief The two old friends met in India for the Dalai Lama s 80th birthday, and they had long discussions over several days Writer Douglas Abrams helped facilitate the dialogue, asking questions and taking detailed notes The reader gets the benefit of both the wisdom of the spiritual leaders and an outside perspective on how I simply loved this book The Book of Joy is a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu about finding joy and happiness in the face of suffering and grief The two old friends...Oh, they are rascals Impish spirits, the both of them, who giggle and joust and tease their way through this late in life meeting evincing in almost every moment the very joy they ve gathered to discuss.The friendship of these illustrious men, who ve met a mere half dozen times and then only briefly, calls to mind that deep and instantaneous bond so frequently formed by children back when our hearts were filled with trust and our world with potential companions in adventure Clearly kindred Oh, they are rascals Impish spirits, the both of them, who giggle and joust and tease their way through this late in life meeting evincing in almost every moment the very joy they ve gathered to discuss.The friendship of these illustrious men, who ve met a mere half dozen times and then only briefly, calls to mind that deep and instantaneous bond so frequently formed by children back when our hearts were filled with trust and our world with potential companions in adventure Clearly kindred spirits, the Dalai Lama has been known to swipe the Archbishop s signature sailing cap right off his head, and Desmond Tutu, in turn, to demand recompense for every compliment he tenders Pay me, he says, extending his arm and rubbing his fingers together The best way to measure a love is to gauge its flexibility to antics of this nature, and you can tell this is, indeed, a magnificent affe...Wherever you have friends that s your country, and wherever you receive love, that s your homeDalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy Lasting Happiness in a Changing WorldWhen two people, both Nobel Peace Laureates, are as world renowned as His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu it takes an event for them to travel In this case, the Dalai Lama s ... The Book of Joy started out in an ordinary enough manner It was well written, interesting, at times humorous, and full of truth But thenright book, right time, it guided me to closure on something I d been struggling with for a decade This is literally a life changing book for me.Even if you don t experience an epiphany like me, this book still has the potential to make your life better You can already be happy and take something from this You don t have to be Christian or Buddhist f The Book of Joy started out in an ordinary enough manner It was well written, interesting, at times humorous, and full of truth But thenright book, right time, it guided me to closure on something I d been struggling with for a decade This is literally a life changing book for me.Even if you don t experience an epiphany like me, this book still has the potential to make your life better You can already be happy and take something from this You don t have to be Christ...Powerful, exquisite, full of love and friendship between Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama I listened to this on audio incredible to hear the different voices narrators were actors, very good actors and quotes from these two enlightened fr...Wherever you have friends that s your country, and wherever you receive love, that s your home Tibetan ProverbTwo Nobel Peace laureates meet for a week in Dharamsala, India and engage in a spiritual dialogue and these talks will become the basis for a book Sounds a bit lofty and just a smidge dull except that the two men at the heart of these discussions are his Holiness the Dalai Lama, he of the beatific smile, and the Honorable Archbishop Desmond Tutu, himself a bit mi...4.5I have listened to this book on audible, but as I found so many important messages and useful practices in it, I wanted to have a physical copy as well to reread and mark my favourite passages in It s that kind of book 3 Especially regarding the current situation in the world, but also for years in everyday life, I found myself agreeing we are all in it together We are all human beings looking for happiness and trying to free ourselves from suffering So we should bekind to othe 4.5I have listened to this book on audible, but as I found so many important messages and useful practices in it, I wanted to have a physical copy as well to reread and mark my favourite passages in It s that kind of book 3 Especially regarding the current situation in the world, but also for years in everyday life, I found myself agreeing we are all in it together We are all human beings looking for happiness and trying to free ourselves from suff...Everyone well, almost agrees that we should do our best to make this world a safer and better world i.e a happier, kinder,compassionate world Sadly however, most people think it s a beautiful but unattainable dream In this book however, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu stated that it is in our Human Nature to seek happiness and joy hence, since we are social animals, the only way to be happy and joyful is to look at others, to be compassionate Indeed, if Everyone well, almost agrees that we should do our best to make this world a safer and better world i.e a happier, kinder,compassionate world Sadly however, most people think it s a beautiful but unattainable dream In this book however, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desm...This audiobook is life changing I know that sounds like a dramatization but it s really not This audiobook covers a week long conversation between dear friends His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu What a wonderful conversation to listen in on These two men, from different religious backgrounds, come together and show the world that spirituality is universal and not defined by a specific religious context Their messages are simple and straightforward which makes it even mo This audiobook is life changing I know that sounds like a dramatization but it s really not This audiobook covers a week long conversation between dear friends His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu What a wonderful conversation to listen in on These two men, from different religious backgrounds, come together and sh...I expected to like thisthan I did There is an old writing rule of Show, don t tell and this book, with it s third person narrator describing everything and very much inserted into the thing, is pretty much all tell And there s a lot of repet...

• English
• 06 January 2017
Dalai Lama XIV
• Hardcover
• 354 pages
• 0399185046
• Dalai Lama XIV
• The Book of Joy