November 23, 2022

We now move from the head to the heart with our discussion of the 8 Pillars of Joy in The Book of Joy.  The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu identify four qualities of the heart as forgiveness, gratitude, compassion and generosity. Forgiveness. Forgiving is incredibly difficult for many people.  It is widely misunderstood. Forgiveness […]

In The Book of Joy, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu explain the 8 Pillars of Joy.  They first identify four qualities of the mind as perspective, humility, humor and acceptance.  Let’s begin by talking about each of these individually. Perspective.  Perspective is the lens through which we see our life. When we “reframe”