'I want to wish all of you joy-because there is no better gift Two spiritual masters the Dalai Lama & Archbishop Desmond Tutu share their wisdom in this uplifting book I promise you it's the best 26 you can spend' Oprah Winfrey Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama & Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile & 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 travelled to the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala India to celebrate His Holiness's eightieth birthday & to create this book as 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 & shared their spiritual practices By the end of a week filled with laughter & punctuated with tears these two global heroes had stared into the abyss & despair of our times & revealed how to live a life brimming with joy This book offers us a rare opportunity to experience their astonishing & unprecedented week together from the first embrace to the final goodbye