I just got downloaded this audiobook from the library and am really looking forward to listening to it on my car rides to and from work!
Update 2/17 - this is a really good listen. I'm about halfway through the audiobook, and it's very easy to listen to. It's kind of funny that the book is subtitled "Lasting Happiness in a Changing World" because early on in the book, a distinction is made between "happiness" and "joy", with "joy" being much more spiritual and a state of being that engulfs "happiness".
The first half of the book talks about the Dalai Lama's struggles with suffering related to his exile from Tibet, and Desmond Tutu's struggles with the atrocities of Apartheid and his battle with prostate cancer, and how they both achieve joy through compassion and the recognition that we are one with the seven billion sentient beings in the world.
Listening to this book brings me joy. I think about how the subject matters relate to the things I'm going through, and I find myself smiling as I'm listening to this.
Update: 3/13 - I've been practicing meditating upon waking about how I want my day to be filled with doing nice things or at least not harming anyone, and also exercising thoughts of gratitude just before I fall asleep. They are very good lessons and help to bring me peace of mind and happiness.
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