Joyous Gard Joyous Gard. The castle then reverts to its former name, Dolorous Gard. Later, Guinevere is restored to Arthur at Lancelot's intervention and Lancelot abandons his castle to live in France before becoming a hermit at Glastonbury, where he spends the rest of his days. On Lancelot's death, his body his taken to the Joyous Gard for burial. Malory identified the Joyous Gard with Bamburgh Castle, the northern coastal castle known to the Anglo-Saxons as "Bebbanburgh". Previously it had been the location of a fort of the Celtic Britons known as "Din Guarie". Joyous Gard The castle of Joyous Gard is
Joyous Life Life is even now being made with the guidance of divine providence. Thus the concept of original causality has a teleological element, being the gradual unfolding of that which was ordained at the beginning of time. The Joyous Life is understood as the salvific state which individuals can work toward through prayer (i.e. Service, "Sazuke") and practice in everyday life (i.e. "tannō," "hinokishin"). "Tannō" (たんのう), or "joyous acceptance," is the spiritual practice of the Joyous Life. It is the state of mind which accepts all occurrences in one's daily life positively and as the intention of God, including hardships. "Hinokishin"