The Buddha's Apprentice at Bedtime
Tales of Compassion and Kindness for You to Read with Your Child--to Delight and Inspire
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In a series of delightful stories, practicing Buddhist and master storyteller Dharmachari Nagaraja conveys basic life lessons that will help children develop their personality, deal with their anxieties, and find peace and confidence as they grow up. Each story explores themes from the Eightfold Path—Buddhism’s practical route to a happy life—and includes topics such as:
• Speaking in a kind and truthful manner
• Behaving with compassion
• Thinking selflessly and avoiding the pitfalls of egotism.
Inside, you’ll also find:
• Affirmations that complement the positive message of each story
• Superb, specially commissioned illustrations
• A helpful introduction on the value of Buddhist principles for kids (and their parents!)
Although providing gentle guidance on the art of living well, each story is also compelling in its own right as it introduces characters, settings, and events that will enchant the little ones. With charming illustrations and empowering messages, The Buddha’s Apprentice at Bedtime shows how visualization, imaginative thinking, and even first steps in meditation can help to nurture young minds and hearts.
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Release date
June 6, 2013 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781780286174
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781780286174
- File size: 23641 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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June 15, 2013
What better way to start off a good night's sleep than with a nugget of ancient wisdom? Scottish Buddhist monk Nagaraja presents a collection of 18 bedtime stories based on the Jakata Tales, folk tales featuring earlier incarnations of the Buddha. Each urges readers to "[r]elax, close your eyes, and imagine..." a specific scene or animal or person. This standard opening is followed by, "Do you want to know what happened? Then listen closely." Each of the three-to-five-page tales is capped by a moral tied to a step on the Eightfold Noble Path, Buddha's directives for overcoming suffering. A girl learns compassion when she's magically made to feel the pain of a rabbit she's injured. The tiny denizens of a desert willow learn their talents are important when they fend off larger animals by working together. The morals are succinct and instructive, but the tales are uneven; a few may inspire more questions about the bizarre actions of the characters than about the intended lessons. Meditation instructions appear at the close, along with a helpful index to issues and values from the tales. Brief explanations of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path and guidance on the book's use round out the package, which is illustrated with big-eyed, bright, happy-looking animals and people. It fills a niche for Buddhist families, but it's not really for the uninitiated. (Short stories. 4-8)COPYRIGHT(2013) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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