The Book of Joy

The unprecedented conversation between these two spiritual giants is both entertaining and profound, casual and intimate. Joyful Wisdom is the culmination of a friendship that began in 1986 when Archbishop Desmond Tutu first visited Dharamsala, home of the Dalai Lama, who won the Nobel Peace Prize that year. Together, they explore their similarities (old men who laugh a lot) and differences (the Dalai Lama is more flexible about punctuality). They tell each other stories from their lives; they also talk about joy and suffering, politics and religion. They are two cherished friends who have been in one another's lives for years—Tutu officiated at the Dalai Lama's wedding—yet they discover anew what each has to teach. The result is charming, powerful, wise, utterly unique.