Al Bahja | Lama Dalai

The two Nobel Peace Prize laureates, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
both have survived over fifty years of exile and persecution of soul-shattering violence despite the hardships they experienced or as they might say
because of which they are one of the two most joyous On the Planet
In April 2015 Archbishop Tutu traveled to the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsal, India to celebrate His Holiness's 80th birthday and create what they hoped would be a gift to others
They looked back on their long lives In order to answer one pressing question
How can we find joy in the face of life's inevitable suffering
they traded intimate stories, teased each other incessantly, and shared their spiritual exercises
With the end of a week filled with laughter and tears, these two world heroes stared into the abyss and despair of our time and showed how to live a life full of joy
This book offers us a rare opportunity to experience their amazing and unparalleled week together from the first hug to the last farewell
We get to listen as they explore the nature of true joy and confront each of the obstacles to joy, from fear, stress, and anger to grief, disease, and death
and then introduce us to the eight pillars of joy that provide the basis for lasting happiness
In the process they insert stories, wisdom and science
In the end, they share their daily joy-related exercises that solidify their emotional and spiritual lives
The Archbishop has never claimed sainthood and considers the Dalai Lama himself a simple monk
In this joint collaboration they offer us the reflection of real life full of pain and turmoil in the midst of which they were able to discover The peace, courage, and joy that we can all aspire to in our lives