The Little Book of Joy (365 Ways to Celebrate Every Day)

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Rarely you find a text written by not one – but two Nobel Prize winners. In fact, excepting some books or articles written by joint Nobel Prize winners, we’re not even sure that we can think of any other example at the moment. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu might not be from the same country or share the same religion but they have changed the world with their message of joy. They co-wrote a book called The Book of Joy and have now created a companion picture book to share this delightful message. It talks about their young lives and the challenges they faced especially making friends. Life might not be always easy but, It is a gentle reminder of the power of finding joy in the world around you. I highly recommend this book.

Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub), the 14th Dalai Lama, is a practicing member of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism and is influential as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the world's most famous Buddhist monk, and the leader of the exiled Tibetan government in India. When you do understand this, you will also comprehend that by shifting your perspective you can find joy in any situation. Tenzin Gyatso is a charismatic figure and noted public speaker. This Dalai Lama is the first to travel to the West. There, he has helped to spread Buddhism and to promote the concepts of universal responsibility, secular ethics, and religious harmony.Especially today – when we need to tend the better angels of our nature just a little more to reach a world bereaved of violence. After a failed uprising and the collapse of the Tibetan resistance movement in 1959, the Dalai Lama left for India, where he was active in establishing the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan Government in Exile) and in seeking to preserve Tibetan culture and education among the thousands of refugees who accompanied him. Read for my toddler's bedtime a few too many times. It has a sweet message. This book introduces a little boy growing up in a small house and another little boy living in the big house by the mountain in the monastery. They're worlds apart, yet both feel lonely all the same. They're lonely also because other kids where they grow up don't let them play. The story went on to remind readers that when we sit still we start to see the beauty all around us. The power of attraction is mentioned where if all you think is of sadness then you will only feel sad. So this book asks readers to look around to see that joy is everywhere. It's in the warmth of the sun. It's in the giggly feeling when doing something silly. It's the snuggly feeling of being wrapped up in blankets. Even in the rain, you feel joy when you play in the puddles. Fantastic book. Beautiful illustrations. I highly recommend everyone to read this book!

Fear of failure, of not getting what you want, of disrespect, or of others not loving you. Fear, if you leave it unattended, can evolve into anger and then decrease the quality of your life. Control it before it’s too late.Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships—or, as they would say, because of them—they are two of the most joyful people on the planet. You win a Nobel Prize for being an original thinker, and unless you win it the same year with your co-author, the chances are you’re not really a pioneer. However – and this is the key takeaway from “The Book of Joy”– Tutu and the Dalai Lama claim that, despite its “dark” side, suffering, although constant, is essential to life. As the authors themselves say: nothing beautiful comes without some suffering.

Generosity. Now that you understood the pain of others, be generous to them. Always offer than what you receive. And, in a way, you’ll actually receive the most. Key Lessons from “The Book of Joy” Compare yourself to those who have less. We’ve told you before: the very fact you’re able to read this article means that you’re more fortunate than about 4 billion people. That’s right – you know them well. Some of them – very well. They are the things which make you suffer – on a daily basis. Humility– be humble and modest. As John C. Maxwell says wittily: “People with humility don’t think less of themselves; they just think of themselves less.”And, actually, that’s where the book starts: with a bittersweet discussion about the roots of its absence. Namely, mindfulness’ greatest nemeses. The obstacles to Joy. Well, the first step is understanding the nature of fear and frustration. You need to understand that fears are not rooted in reality – they are facets of your mind. In fact, most of the people reading this sentence haven’t been on Earth as long as Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu have been soul-crushingly oppressed.