達賴喇嘛與圖圖大主教,聯袂分享保持快樂的祕訣。
南非的圖圖大主教拜訪達蘭薩拉,祝賀達賴喇嘛的80歲大壽,而這兩位摯友決定利用這難得的機會,討論一個非常重要的課題–喜樂。同為諾貝爾和平獎得主、一代心靈大師與精神領袖,他們也是最會散播快樂的人,於此不吝分享他們歷經苦難洗鍊出的智慧。即使遭逢逆境,他們仍喜樂的迎接每一天。
本書內容像是切成三等份的生日蛋糕,由他們各自的故事與如何傳授喜樂力、最新關於深層喜樂的科學研究、與日常關於情感與精神生活的練習所組成。兩人都曾經歷巨大的國族與個人劫難,他們將在此分享他們掙扎與重生的故事。現在兩人都已八十高齡,他們想傳播最重要的訊息給世人:想要活得喜樂,必須先帶給別人歡笑。他們用自己豐富的人生經歷、慈悲心與幽默,傳遞如何將喜樂這稍縱即逝的情感昇華為生命中持續的力量。(文/博客來編譯)
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Two spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question.
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.
In April 2015, Archbishop Tutu traveled to the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala, India, to celebrate His Holiness's eightieth birthday and to create what they hoped would be a gift for others. They looked back on their long lives to answer a single burning question: How do we find joy in the face of life's inevitable suffering?
They traded intimate stories, teased each other continually, and shared their spiritual practices. By the end of a week filled with laughter and punctuated with tears, these two global heroes had stared into the abyss and despair of our time and revealed how to live a life brimming with joy.
This book offers us a rare opportunity to experience their astonishing and unprecendented week together, from the first embrace to the final good-bye.
We get to listen as they explore the Nature of True Joy and confront each of the Obstacles of Joy--from fear, stress, and anger to grief, illness, and death. They then offer us the Eight Pillars of Joy, which provide the foundation for lasting happiness. Throughout, they include stories, wisdom, and science. Finally, they share their daily Joy Practices that anchor their own emotional and spiritual lives.
The Archbishop has never claimed sainthood, and the Dalai Lama considers himself a simple monk. In this unique collaboration, they offer us the reflection of real lives filled with pain and turmoil in the midst of which they have been able to discover a level of peace, of courage, and of joy to which we can all aspire in our own lives.