Finding Happiness: A monk's guide to a fulfilling life
By (Author) Father Christopher Jamison
Orion Publishing Co
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
30th March 2021
31st December 2020
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Christianity
Spirituality and religious experience
Self-help, personal development and practical advice
255.1
Paperback
240
Width 174mm, Height 128mm, Spine 28mm
190g
'His guidance is spot on. Heaven knows, most of us need all the peace we can get' Daily Express
Includes a brand new introduction to offer help during a pandemicWhy is 'being happy' such an imperative nowadays What meaning do people give to happiness In this book Abbot Christopher turns to monastic wisdom to offer answers, and to explain that in essence, happiness is a gift, not an achievement, the fruit of giving and receiving blessings. Abbot Christopher takes different aspects of happiness, examines them, tells us what monastic wisdom has to say about them, and offers us steps towards our own journey to finding happiness.A jewel of a book - GUARDIAN
By the end I was left with the definite impression that the author himself is a sincere and honourable man who sees, in the best aspects of the Rule of Benedict, a genuine solution to the abominable problems of modern living - SUNDAY TELEGRAPHGenerous with his insights, but never self-righteous, smug or preachy. I felt better for meeting him - Judy Finnigan, DAILY EXPRESSLucid and insightful ... Friendly, clever and original - TABLETHis guidance is spot on. Heaven knows, most of us need all the peace we can get - DAILY EXPRESSWhat can a monk tell us about finding happiness in our complicated modern world A surprising amount, is the answer - SUNDAY TIMESDom Christopher Jamison OSB is a Benedictine monk and former Abbot of Worth Abbey in West Sussex, England. He became well-known through the BBC TV series The Monastery. In the summer of 2017, Jamison was appointed Abbot President of the English Benedictine Congregation.