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Part I (Introduction - pg. 78)

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Abrams, Douglas, the Dalai Lama, and Desmond Tutu. The Book of Joy. Penguin, New York, 2016.

• This book is written from the first-person perspective and in a mix of past and present tenses. Often, Abrams writes about the Dalai Lama's and Tutu's conversations in the past tense, but he interjects his own interpretation of their teachings and mentions scientific research about the teachings in the present tense.

• The book begins with a section titled The Invitation to Joy and is narrated jointly by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

• The two religious leaders describe their reason for wanting to create the book out of their wee-long conversations in Dharamsala, where the Dalai Lama lives.

• The two leaders advise readers that "every day is your birthday" - a chance to begin...

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