Joy in the Journey: A Book of Dharma

Joy in the Journey: a Book of Dharma is the kind of book that a reader can get lost in. One can almost feel the mind and heart expanding with every Dharma. Mr. Kuhl’s writing is so vivid, his choice of language so fluid, that the reader is transported to a beautiful place that delights the senses and explores the human psyche with beauty and insight. Along the way, we step into the world of each Dharma as if we were there; each sight or sound or feeling a visceral experience. — Jody Kanikula

I encourage you to take your time with this collection. Read, savor, contemplate, repeat. This is a book of poetry that belongs in your backpack, rather than on your bookshelf. — Karen Fullett-Christensen, Aurora Poet Laureate Emeritus

Joy in the Journey: A Book of Dharma, by Christopher Kuhl, is a delightful invitation to move “from our current state of confusion and unhappiness to a state of awareness and joy,” through the poems which serve to “firmly hold or support us” on our way. Profound yet accessible, they reveal the great challenge to find meaning and purpose in everyday life. The few words which comprise each Dharma are artfully and beautifully fashioned to reveal the mysteries which surround us, things that can delight and renew our spirits, that give us hope in our often less-than-hopeful daily grind. Let them lead you into a place where you’ve never been but then won’t want to leave. Awareness and joy, being held firmly and supported on the way: Sounds great, and Kuhl helps you get there. — The Rev. Michael D. Rasicci, Rector, Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL, Friend of the Dharma Poet