IN 2015, HIS HOLINESS the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu met in Dharamsala, India, for five days to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s eightieth birthday. The result was The Book of Joy (Penguin Random House, 2016), a best-selling book in which the two global religious leaders identified their Eight Pillars of Joy, the foundation for lasting happiness. Inspired, we used their collection to form our own Eight Pillars of Joy as the organizing principle for this, our Joy issue of ArtDesk.
The Eight Pillars: Perspective, Humility, Humor, Acceptance, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Compassion, Generosity.
Meanwhile, in Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths constitute the teachings of the Buddha: the truth of suffering, the cause of suffering, the end of suffering, and the path that leads to the end of suffering. These four truths map the method to end suffering, and this guide is called the Noble Eightfold Path. ¡Viva el ocho!
