The Little Book of Joy

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Expectedly, we didn’t hesitate for a second to include it in our list of best mindfulness books in history!

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! I loved the simple message of finding joy. It seems to be a message that a lot of people are having a hard time finding these days. The concept of joy is illustrated by a colorful wisp like wind. The illustrations are whimsical and captivating. This story has a such a sweet sentiment. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, five years before the Dalai Lama. “The Book of Joy PDF Summary”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. Fear, stress, and anxiety. ( Feeling nervous?) Frustration and anger. ( Do you want to shout out loud?) Sadness and grief… Despair and loneliness. ( Oh, how bad you want to hug someone right away…) Envy. ( “That guy goes past yet again in his Mercedes-Benz…”) Adversity, illness, fear of death. ( “And, you say, this is ‘The Book of Joy’, ha? Really?”) 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.

But it takes a lot of courage, dedication, and self-sacrifice to attain it and share it with others. Tenzin Gyatso was the fifth of sixteen children born to a farming family. He was proclaimed the tulku (an Enlightened lama who has consciously decided to take rebirth) of the 13th Dalai Lama at the age of two.If you just focus on the thing that is making you sad, then the sadness is all you see. But if you look around, you will see that joy is everywhere. And who would know more about spirituality than Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, who share their knowledge in “The Book of Joy” ? Who Should Read “The Book of Joy”? And Why?