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The Buddha's apprentice at bedtime : tales of compassion and kindness for you to read with your child, to delight and inspire / Dharmachari Nagaraja.

by Nagaraja, Dharmachari.

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Watkins, c2013.

Kindness -- Juvenile literature.

Humanity -- Juvenile literature.

Buddhist mythology -- Juvenile literature.

Spiritual life -- Buddhism -- Juvenile literature.

Compassion (Buddhism) -- Juvenile literature.

9781780285146 (pbk.)

1780285140 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Buddha's apprentice

Tales of compassion and kindness for you to read with your child, to delight and inspire

127 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Background for parents. About this book ; The Buddha and Buddhism ; The Eightfold Noble Path ; Working with the stories ; Taking Buddhism further ; Introducing meditation ; The art of storytelling -- Eighteen stories about the Noble Eightfold Path. Bella and the magic soup : right concentration ; The magic moonlight tree : right intention ; The new girl : right action ; Ester and Lucky : right livelihood ; The shiny red train : right action ; The sheep stealers : right effort ; Aloka and the band of robbers : right concentration ; The monkey thieves : right action ; Angelica and King Frederick : right view ; The beautiful white horse : right mindfulness ; Danan and the serpent : right intention ; The spirit of the tree : right view ; Egbert and the fisherman : right speech ; Amrita and the elephants : right mindfulness ; The lion and the boar : right speech ; Tim and Grandpa Joe : right view ; The desert willow : right effort ; Antonio and his treasure : right livelihood -- The art of meditation. Preparing to meditate ; Beautiful White Horse meditation ; Crossing the river meditation ; Magic moonlight tree meditation.

Practising Buddhist and master storyteller Dharmachari Nagaraja weaves a thrilling tale with basic life lessons that will help children to develop their personality, deal with their anxieties, and find peace and confidence as they grow up. The stories explore themes from the More...Eightfold Path, which is Buddhism's practical route to a happy life. Topics covered, with the lightest of touches, include speaking in a kind and truthful manner, behaving with compassion, thinking selflessly and avoiding the pitfalls of egotism. Each story is also compelling in its own right, featuring characters, settings and events that every child will find absorbing. Each narrative concludes with an affirmation that helps to draw out its positive message, while the superb, specially commissioned illustrations will delight your child and provide a starting-point for discussion and further enjoyment. The helpful introduction provides insights into the value of Buddhist principles for children and shows how visualisation, imaginative thinking and even first steps in meditation can help to nurture young minds and hearts.

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