The Book of Joy. The Sunday Times Bestseller

whenever we challenge ourselves, fear and doubt are inevitable.

Psychologist Kristin Neff has identified ways to express self-compassion:

now, when I meet people, I do it on a human-to-human level, no need for formality. I

“If you really feel a sense of concern for the well-being of others, then trust will come.

Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Catholic Benedictine monk and scholar who spent a great deal of time in Christian–Buddhist interfaith dialogue, has explained, “It is not happiness that makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy. Every moment is a gift. There is no certainty that you will have another moment, with all the opportunity th

The goal is not just to create joy for ourselves but, as the Archbishop poetically phrased it, “to be a reservoir of joy, an oasis of peace, a pool of serenity that can ripple out to all those around you.”

our perspective has a surprising amount of influence over the body’s stress response. When we turn a threat into a challenge, our body responds very differently.

When anger develops, think, what is the cause? And then also think, what will be the result of my anger, my angry face, or my shouting? Then you will realize that anger is not helpful.”

I am just one human being talking to other human beings.