Based on a classical Tibetan graphic illustration, and drawing on authoritative works, this guide provides an overview of Buddhist meditation, identifying the gradual development of mental stability, as well as how to remedy inevitable pitfalls. Graphic design by Stefan Mager with text by Jakob Leschly.
Available through Snow Lion here.
Sally Devorsine is a young mum who many of us have met during our wanderings in India and Bhutan. Sally had the great good fortune to have been the English teacher to Yangsi Khyentse Rinpoche when Rinpoche was a young boy.
Sally, Yann and Anwen
I meet Sally, her husband Yann and little daughter Anwen in Tashiding. They had just completed the Indian leg of the world wide visit by Yangsi Khyentse Rinpoche. Their display as an authentic young Dharma family is inspiring and we can all look forward to seeing Anwen grow into someone who will help bring the Dharma to others just as her mother Sally has done. They are now back in Bhutan , playing , painting and awaiting the spring.
The ” Now I Know “ series is a unique and vibrant group of books for children written and illustrated by Sally and they have been endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Matthieu Ricard .
Based on the one – thousand year old eight verse mind training of Geshe Langri Thangpa, which has never before been translated for children, they delightfully combine ethics, wisdom and sense of humour.
The “Now I Know” collection is for both parents and kids offering different methods of finding happiness for self and others!
Published by Chocolate Sauce, a new boutique brand of spiritually orientated books for children.
You can purchase these great little e books at www.chocolatesauce.org
Pages from the Now I Know series of Childrens Books from Chocolate Sauce Publishing
Wishing to attain enlightenment
For the sake of all beings,
Who excel even the Wish-fulfilling Jewel
May I cherish them all
Whenever I am with others
May I consider myself least important
And, from the depth of my heart,
Cherish all and hold them supreme.
In all activities, may I examine my mind
And as soon as conflicting emotions arise
Endangering myself and others
May I firmly face and avert them.
Whenever I see an evil being
Overwhelmed by intense negativity and suffering
May I cherish him as something rare
As if I’d chanced upon a priceless treasure.
When others out of envy
Mistreat me, with slander and abuse
May I take defeat upon myself
And offer the triumph to others.
When someone whom I’ve helped
With much hope and expectation
Hurts me, deeply and unjustifiably
May I regard him as my sublime master.
In short, may I directly and indirectly
Offer happiness and Peace to all my mothers.
All their evil and suffering
May I secretly take upon myself.
In all this may my mind be unstained
By the eight ordinary concerns
And know all things to be illusion
Free of clinging, may I release all beings from bondage.
Pages from the Now I Know series of Childrens Books from Chocolate Sauce Publishing
Pages from the Now I Know series of Childrens Books from Chocolate Sauce Publishing
Book cover design by Siddartha Della Santina
by Pam Croci
During the Teachings in Bangalow, Australia this year Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche recommended that people to read books which outline the basic teaching of the Buddha and the history of the development of these Teachings. This is such a book.
An ideal book for the beginner who comes to Buddhism with a good scholastic discipline. An ideal book for a jaded older student like me for here you will find refreshing reference material that will help bring the mind back to the basics and inspire us to practise. The book has been reprinted and donated for free distribution by The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation in Taiwan
Website: www.budaedu.org
Email: overseas@budaedu.org
For Australian students this book is available through the Maha Bodhi Buddhist Centre in Sydney.
www.maharts.com.au
Download this book at http://www.buddhanet.net/ebooks_g.htm
Peter was born in the USA and has spent many years studying and teaching in South and East Asia. His qualifications are numerous leading up to his PhD. in Buddhist Studies from the University of Delhi, India in 1979. He then worked for three years for the Institute for Advanced Studies of World Religions, Fort lee, New Jersey as a research scholar translating 8th century Buddhist philosophical texts from the Tibetan.
He taught at several Universities and Buddhist centres in Europe and Asia. He was a senior fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Simla, India and taught Philosophy at the Fo Kuang Shan Academy of Chinese Buddhism, Koah-Shiung, Taiwan.
For twenty five years Peter was a student of H.H. Sakya Trizin. He practised Buddhist meditation and completed a number of retreats.
More info on his life and works can be found at www.peterdellasantina.org
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