The Book of Joy

if ever. As our motorcade approached, we heard the children’s soaring voices, their welcome song high-pitched an ...

three hours scouring the floor to prepare for their visit. The Archbishop and the Dalai Lama walked past t ...

“Kalachakra,” the Dalai Lama explained, “is a big Buddhist ceremony.” “After that, we came to Dharamsala,” ...

After a few minutes of witnessing the girl’s tears, with concern in his face the Dalai Lama began to spea ...

“We slept throughout the daytime and walked past the Chinese soldiers at night. My sister had serious pain as ...

children mentioned their family or their friends and teachers at the school, who had become a second family. ...

organizations from all parts of the world have helped us, and because of their kindness and compassion, you h ...

discover that freedom is actually cheaper than oppression.” The children burst into applause. “I am very ...

world, we are the children. We are the ones who make a brighter day. So let’s start giving.” They wave ...

the Dalai Lama and the girls kept blowing until they finally blew the candles out. The children were led ...

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T Departure: A Final Goodbye he next morning was a brief final session. We had to head to the airport e ...

A any less for those who lose one they love. “Why are you looking so solemn?” the Archbishop asked me. “I’m ...

your heart, because you have, in fact, wiped the tears from the eyes of another. “Why now?” he continue ...

mass killing, war, this we can eliminate if we have the proper vision and method. I think, certainly, ...

felt that the French were his enemy and every French felt the Germans were his enemy. Now these archenem ...

Archbishop’s hand to comfort him and reaffirm that he was not planning to put either of them out of a job ...

W my child, help me. Help me to spread love and laughter and joy and compassion. And you know what, my ch ...

A Lama for his generosity and his hospitality here. Thank you very, very much for opening your home so we c ...

“I admire him enormously. Oh, he’s going to get proud. But I always say to people, ‘After being in exile over ...