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What Black Joy Means—and Why It’s More Important Than Ever

By Chante Joseph — 2020

Where society has told Black people to “be quiet”, or that we’re “too loud”, revelling in joy is an act of resistance. As our feeds become even more inundated with images of trauma, joy can help us heal, too. Here, writer and broadcaster Chanté Joseph examines the history of Black joy, and explains why it’s so vital.

Read on www.vogue.co.uk

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Project Happiness

Happiness, I want more! From the alleys of Nigeria and the beaches of California to the mountains of India, ordinary young people lead us on an extraordinary journey to explore the nature of lasting happiness and end up starting a movement.

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2011
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Happiness and a Stress-Free Life

His Holiness the Dalai Lama's talk at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) on "Happiness and a Stress-free Life" in New Delhi, India on April 24, 2018. After his talk His Holiness answers questions from the audience.

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The Dalai Lama
2018
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Dealing with Negative Emotions

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s advice on how to deal with negative emotions during his meeting with a group of young women at his residence in Dharamshala, HP, India on April 27, 2018.

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The Dalai Lama
2018
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The Complete Foundation: The Systematic Approach to Training the Mind

Clear, eloquent, simple, and profound, His Holiness’s teachings are easily accessible to beginning practitioners yet richly nourishing to those more advanced in practice.

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The Dalai Lama
2018
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Be Happy

Nobody wakes up in the morning wishing for more trouble that day. However, emotional trouble—unhappiness—is essentially our own creation. This book explores two things you need to know about unhappiness and how to replace it with joy.

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The Dalai Lama
2019
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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and 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.

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The Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams
2016
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The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living

Nearly every time you see him, he's laughing, or at least smiling. And he makes everyone else around him feel like smiling. He's the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet, a Nobel Prize winner, and a hugely sought-after speaker and statesman.

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The Dalai Lama, Howard C. Cutler
2020
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