The Book of Joy

“Originally, there were two similar statues, both carved from the same single piece of sandalwood. And sin ...

white marble, with black nails sticking out of the palms of the hands. There was also a statue of the M ...

early rising. “Then, as usual, shower and then continue with my meditation practice. Now, you feel okay? ...

death, intermediate state, and rebirth. In my case, I undertake this kind of meditation five times i ...

familiar and yet suddenly quite different. His face looked long and oval, from his wide balding scalp, ov ...

The real secret of freedom may simply be extending this brief space between stimulus and response. Meditation ...

T decision had caused. He defended his decision, with the true righteousness of the cause and perhaps a littl ...

Johannesburg that was so central to the antiapartheid struggle and the site of the Soweto Uprising. There he ...

Many Christian denominations forbid those who are not Christians, or even other Christians who are not of their ...

M going to have to find a translator for you.” “There is a connection,” the Dalai Lama said. “You ...

B must get, and went over to greet him. Mpho did, too. Then the Archbishop did as well. They ...

cloak around his shoulders, and took the Archbishop’s arm. “Thank you very much,” he said, referring to ...

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Days 4 and 5 The Eight Pillars of Joy ...

A 1. Perspective: There Are Many Different Angles s we said right at the beginning, joy is a by-product,” t ...

F perspective and the thoughts, feelings, and actions that come as a result. Scientific research consistently ...

T his fate. The second, Chuck, was out of bed in his wheelchair, explaining that he felt as if he had been giv ...

explained, “We must look at any given situation or problem from the front and from the back, from the ...

said, we can even see our own role in any conflict or misunderstanding. By stepping back we can also se ...

of your tummy, the anger. I mean, you just get more angry, and after a while you are going to develop ul ...