The Secret of Happiness

The following is an excerpt from Chapter Six of the forthcoming bookPractice Makes PURPOSE: Six Spiritual Practices that Will Change Your Life and Transform Your Community.Once there was a spiritual community of brothers who lived together in the desert and shared a common life. They all ate the same food, wore the same dress, and slept on the same straw mattresses. Among these brothers, there was one who was always complaining. He complained about the food, about the clothing, about the livi...