Desmond Tutu – författare

Alla kan vara lyckliga. Alla kan känna glädje. Det gäller bara att veta hur man gör.

I april 2015 möttes de två vännerna Dalai Lama och Desmond Tutu för att samtala om glädje. Resultatet är denna bok, som innehåller deras personliga berättelser och lärdomar om glädje, de senaste vetenskapliga upptäckterna om djup lycka och dagliga övningar som utgör ankaret till ett rikt känsloliv.

Dalai Lama och Desmond Tutu är stora spirituella och moraliska ledare, kända för att vara två av vår tids mest smittande glädjespridare, och båda har tilldelats Nobels fredspris. Men de har också prövats av stora personliga motgångar, och här delar de med sig av sin egen kamp. För att själv kunna känna riktig glädje måste man bringa glädje åt andra. Och framför allt visar Lama och Tutu hur den egna glädjen och humorn kan leda till ett lyckligt och harmoniskt liv.

"Två andliga mästare delar med sig av sin visdom i denna upplyftande bok. Jag lovar dig, den är värd varenda krona." Oprah Winfrey "Boken genomsyras av värme och glädje." BTJ

"We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness."—Desmond Tutu 

In this personal and inspirational book, the late beloved Nobel Prize-winner and humanitarian shares the secret of joy and hope in the face of life’s difficulties.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu witnessed some of the world’s darkest moments, for decades fighting the racist government policy of apartheid and since then being an ambassador of peace amidst political, diplomatic, and natural disasters. Yet people find him and his work joyful and hopeful. In Made for Goodness, Tutu shares his source of strength and optimism.

Written with his daughter, Mpho, who is also an ordained Anglican minister, Tutu argues that God has made us for goodness, and when we simply start walking in the direction of this calling, God is there to meet us, encourage us, embrace us. God has made the world as a grand theater for us to work out this call to goodness; it is up to us to live up to this calling, but God is there to help us every step of the way. So, tackling our worst problems takes on new meaning and is bostered with hope and the expectation that that is exactly where God will show up. Father and daughter offer an inspiring message of hope that will transform readers into activists for change and blessing.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Chair of The Elders, and Chair of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, along with his daughter, the Reverend Mpho Tutu, offer a manual on the art of forgiveness—helping us to realize that we are all capable of healing and transformation.

Tutu's role as the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission taught him much about forgiveness. If you asked anyone what they thought was going to happen to South Africa after apartheid, almost universally it was predicted that the country would be devastated by a comprehensive bloodbath. Yet, instead of revenge and retribution, this new nation chose to tread the difficult path of confession, forgiveness, and reconciliation.

Each of us has a deep need to forgive and to be forgiven. After much reflection on the process of forgiveness, Tutu has seen that there are four important steps to healing: Admitting the wrong and acknowledging the harm; Telling one's story and witnessing the anguish; Asking for forgiveness and granting forgiveness; and renewing or releasing the relationship. Forgiveness is hard work. Sometimes it even feels like an impossible task. But it is only through walking this fourfold path that Tutu says we can free ourselves of the endless and unyielding cycle of pain and retribution. The Book of Forgiving is both a touchstone and a tool, offering Tutu's wise advice and showing the way to experience forgiveness. Ultimately, forgiving is the only means we have to heal ourselves and our aching world.

Brought to you by Puffin.Joy is the warm tingly feeling of the sun tickling your toes in the morning. It''s the giggly, squiggly feeling when you are doing something silly. Even when you wake to the rain and your joy is washed away, it''s waiting at the bottom of the puddle.Two friends, the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, share this uplifting picture book story about their childhoods, showing young readers how to find joy even in uncertain times.This is a charming story of how every child has joy inside them, even when it sometimes hides, and how we can find it, keep it close, and grow it by sharing it with the world.This picture book adaptation of the international bestseller, The Book of Joy, is full of the humour, friendship, and deep affection between two spiritual leaders. It is a timely gift for challenging times and a reminder that joy is abundant - no matter what challenges we face - if we only know how to find it.Vibrantly illustrated by award-winning Rafael López, this is a perceptive, joyful hug of a picture book, perfect to reassure and inspire all young readers.© His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022