Christopher Jamison

En nuestros días, ser feliz es un imperativo. Nuestra cultura consumista nos presiona para que busquemos la felicidad, pero cada vez hay más personas que se sienten insatisfechas con sus vidas. ¿Qué es realmente la felicidad, y como conseguirla? Christopher Jamison, abad de Worth -un monasterio benedictino de Sussex, Inglaterra- recurre a la sabiduria monastica para ofrecernos respuestas y llevar calma y serenidad a nuestra vida ajetreada. Tras pasar revista a cada una de las causas de nuestra desdicha, el autor nos explica como alcanzar la verdadera felicidad.

En nuestros días, ser feliz es un imperativo. Nuestra cultura consumista nos presiona para que busquemosla felicidad, pero cada vez hay más personas que se sienten insatisfechas con sus vidas. ¿Qué es realmentela felicidad, y cómo conseguirla? Christopher Jamison, abad de Worth -un monasterio benedictino de Sussex, Inglaterra- recurre a la sabiduría monástica para ofrecernos respuestas y llevar calma y serenidad a nuestra vida ajetreada. Tras pasar revista a cada una de las causas de nuestra desdicha, el autor nos explicacómo alcanzar la verdadera felicidad.

A jewel of a bookGuardianHis guidance is spot on. Heaven knows, most of us need all the peace we can getDaily ExpressWhat can a monk tell us about finding happiness in our complicated modern world? A surprising amount, is the answer Sunday TimesWhy is being happy such an imperative nowadays? What meaning do people give happiness?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. Blending self help and spirituality, Christopher examines different aspects of happiness, telling us what monastic wisdom has to say about them, and offers us steps towards our own journey to finding happiness.Anyone who enjoyed the surprise hit television series The Monastery should be delighted with Christopher Jamisons bookSunday TelegraphLucid and insightful... Friendly, clever and originalTabletGenerous with his insights, but never self-righteous, smug or preachy. I felt better for meeting himJudy Finnigan

Abbot Christopher Jamison, from BBC2s THE MONASTERY and new show THE SILENCE, suggests ways in which the teachings of St Benedict can be helpful in everyday life.Have you ever wondered why everybody these days seems so busy? In FINDING SANCTUARY, Father Christopher Jamison offers practical wisdom from the monastic tradition on how to build sanctuary into your life.No matter how hard you work, being too busy is not inevitable. Silence and contemplation are not just for monks and nuns, they are natural parts of life. Yet to keep hold of this truth in the rush of modern living you need the support of other people and sensible advice from wise guides. By learning to listen in new ways, peoples lives can change and the abbot offers some monastic steps that help this transition to a more spiritual life.In the face of many easy assumptions about the irrelevance of religion today, Father Christopher makes religion accessible for those in search of lifes meaning and offers a vision of the worlds religions working together as a unique source of hope for the 21st century.