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Joy books

Below are the best books we could find on Joy.

While happiness tends to be a momentary feeling of pleasant internal satisfaction or peace—or even a lack of any negative or unpleasant feeling—joy tends to refer to a deeper loving energy that spills outward. Joy finds delight in the world as it is and empowers us to share that delight and acceptance with those around us. Joy can be cultivated through genuine connection with others and the Divine and through compassion and lovingkindness practices that train our attention and energy outward.

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A New Stoicism

What would stoic ethics be like today if stoicism had survived as a systematic approach to ethical theory, if it had coped successfully with the challenges of modern philosophy and experimental science? A New Stoicism proposes an answer to that question, offered from within the stoic tradition but...

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All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood

The instant New York Times bestseller that the Christian Science Monitor declared “an important book, much the way The Feminine Mystique was, because it offers parents a common language, an understanding that they're not alone” Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their...

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The Wizard of Us: Transformational Lessons from Oz

Take the journey of a lifetime with Human Potential visionary Jean Houston as she guides you through mythic Oz to become an essential human for the new world.

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The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Wisdom

This gem, the sequel to The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace, contains the essence of the Dalai Lama's teachings on life and death. Think of this as the essential guide to both living and dying well from one of the most important spiritual teachers of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert’s books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity.

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Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid

Nikki Giovanni’s heart resides in the everyday, where family and lovers gather, friends commune, and those no longer with us are remembered. And at every gathering there is food—food as sustenance, food as aphrodisiac, food as memory.

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For Everything a Season

Through the famous verses of Ecclesiastes, Joan Chittister reflects on timeless themes: the purpose and value of human life, the balance of joy and sorrow, work and rest, love and loss.

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A Manual for Living

The essence of perennial Stoic wisdom in aphorisms of stunning insight and simplicity. The West's first and best little instruction book offers thoroughly contemporary and pragmatic reflections on how best to live with serenity and joy.

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Inner Treasures

Offering practical ways to cultivate love, joy, and peace in daily life, these four talks from Gurumayi Chidvilasananda—“The Mirror of God,” “The Sadhana of Joy,” “The Sadhana of Peace,” and “The Sadhana of Love”—cover timeless themes.

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The Passionate Life: Creating Vitality and Joy at Any Age

The Passionate Life: Creating Vitality and Joy at Any Age is a guide for all who want to live a more vital, joyful life! After all, Passion, Joy, and Vitality are not just for the young! They are meant for the young at heart no matter what our age.

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