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Complete summary of Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams, Dalai Lama's The Book of Joy. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Book of Joy.
Summary by Nicolas Stewart. Audiobook narrated by Blake Farha. Introduction. Both the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu are world renowned spiritual leaders, winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, and symbols of peaceful resistance. This book is based on a week-long discussion between them that took place in 2015.
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World is a collaborative exploration of joy and happiness by the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and editor Douglas Abrams. The book encapsulates a week-long conversation between these two spiritual leaders in Dharamsala, India, potentially their last meeting due to health and political reasons.
Written by Douglas Abrams, The Book of Joy documents a week-long conversation between Tutu and the Dalai Lama about the nature of joy—what it is, why it matters, and how you can find it. In this guide, we’ll outline the path to joy that Tutu and the Dalai Lama describe.
The Book of Joy Summary & Study Guide includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis, quotes, character descriptions, themes, and more.
Their joy is clearly not easy or superficial but one burnished by the fire of adversity, oppression, and struggle. The Dalai Lama and the Archbishop remind us that joy is in fact our birthright and even more fundamental than happiness. “Joy,” as the Archbishop said during the week, “is much bigger than happiness.
The central message of the book is that true and lasting joy can be found even in the face of adversity and suffering. The book emphasizes the importance of shifting our focus from external circumstances to inner qualities in order to experience joy.
