The Book of Joy is a perfect read for anyone who is looking for a change of mindset to a happier, more joyful life. The book is a unique collaboration between two spiritual leaders, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as they explore the nature of true joy and how to find it in the face of life's inevitable suffering. Filled with personal stories, insight, and science, the book offers readers the eight pillars of joy, providing a foundation for lasting happiness. The daily joy practices shared by the authors also serve as an excellent guide for anyone looking to improve their emotional and spiritual lives.

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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.

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