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The book of joy : lasting happiness in a changing world / His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, with Douglas Abrams.

Summary:

Two leading spiritual masters share their wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity, sharing personal stories and teachings about the science of profound happiness and the daily practices that anchor their emotional and spiritual lives.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781524708634 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: xiii, 528 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First large print edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, 2016.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
The Nature of True Joy -- Why Are You Not Morose? -- Nothing Beautiful Comes Without Some Suffering -- Have You Renounced Pleasure? -- Our Greatest Joy -- Lunch: The Meeting of Two Mischievous People Is Wonderful -- The Obstacles to Joy -- You Are a Masterpiece in the Making -- Fear, Stress, and Anxiety: I Would Be Very Nervous -- Frustration and Anger: I Would Shout -- Sadness and Grief: The Hard Times Knit Us More Closely Together -- Despair: The World Is in Such Turmoil -- Loneliness: No Need for Introduction -- Envy: That Guy Goes Past Yet Again in His Mercedes-Benz -- Suffering and Adversity: Passing through Difficulties -- Illness and Fear of Death: I Prefer to Go to Hell -- Meditation: Now I'll Tell You a Secret Thing -- The Eight Pillars of Joy -- Perspective: There Are Many Different Angles -- Humility: I Tried to Look Humble and Modest -- Humor: Laughter, Joking Is Much Better -- Acceptance: The Only Place Where Change Can Begin -- Forgiveness: Freeing Ourselves from the Past -- Gratitude: I Am Fortunate to Be Alive -- Compassion: Something We Want to Become -- Generosity: We Are Filled with Joy -- Celebration: Dancing in the Street of Tibet -- Departure: A Final Goodbye -- Joy Practices.
Subject:
Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
Tutu, Desmond.
Joy.
Spiritual life.
Happiness > Religious aspects.
Large type books.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Nakusp Public Library.

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  • 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
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The Invitation to Joy xi
Introduction 1(38)
Arrival: We Are Fragile Creatures
15(24)
Day 1 The Nature of True Joy
39(76)
Why Are You Not Morose?
41(20)
Nothing Beautiful Comes Without Some Suffering
61(12)
Have You Renounced Pleasure?
73(12)
Our Greatest Joy
85(10)
Lunch: The Meeting of Two Mischievous People Is Wonderful
95(20)
Days 2 & 3 The Obstacles to Joy
115(164)
You Are a Masterpiece in the Making
117(16)
Fear, Stress, and Anxiety: I Would Be Very Nervous
133(12)
Frustration and Anger: I Would Shout
145(12)
Sadness and Grief: The Hard Times Knit Us More Closely Together
157(8)
Despair: The World Is in Such Turmoil
165(14)
Loneliness: No Need for Introduction
179(14)
Envy: That Guy Goes Past Yet Again in His Mercedes-Benz
193(16)
Suffering and Adversity: Passing through Difficulties
209(22)
Illness and Fear of Death: I Prefer to Go to Hell
231(18)
Meditation: Now I'll Tell You a Secret Thing
249(30)
Days 4 & 5 The Eight Pillars of Joy
279(242)
1 Perspective: There Are Many Different Angles
281(14)
2 Humility: I Tried to Look Humble and Modest
295(18)
3 Humor: Laughter, Joking Is Much Better
313(12)
4 Acceptance: The Only Place Where Change Can Begin
325(10)
5 Forgiveness: Freeing Ourselves from the Past
335(18)
6 Gratitude: I Am Fortunate to Be Alive
353(14)
7 Compassion: Something We Want to Become
367(20)
8 Generosity: We Are Filled with Joy
387(134)
Celebration: Dancing in the Streets of Tibet
409(22)
Departure: A Final Goodbye
431(90)
Joy Practices
455(66)
Acknowledgments 521