Buddhism For Children

Based on Dharma talks by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and insights from participants in retreats for healing the inner child, Reconciliation is an exciting contribution to the growing trend of using Buddhist practices to encourage mental health and wellness. Reconciliation focuses on the mindful awareness of our emotions and the healing of our relationships as well as meditations and exercises to acknowledge and transform the hurt that many of us experienced as children.

Any adult wishing to plant seeds of peace, relaxation, and awareness in children will find this program helpful. It is full of wisdom on how to simply be with children and nourish their compassion for themselves and others.

Louis, accompagné de sa maman, retrouve son copain Somchaï, un jeune novice franco-thaï, lors de son ordination dans un temple thaïlandais. Un moine cambodgien leur raconte l'histoire du bouddhisme, né en Inde il y a 2 500 ans, qui enseigne comment vaincre la souffrance et le chagrin et conseille sur la façon de mener sa vie utilement.

Parenting is not always fun, but the dynamism of life gives us excitement, discovery, and pleasure. This book is a record of my experiences of parenting and practices of Zen. I owe them all to my children. They are gifts from God, irreplaceable treasures. The more serious I was with parenting, the deeper it became. When I faced parenting with a passion like a flame and at other times with calmness like ice, my attention became as sharp as a blade, and I could see some essence. That was a moment when a fire in my heart became a flame.

Author and painter Mark McGinnis has collected over 40 of these hallowed popular tales and retold them in vividly poetic yet accessible language, their original Buddhist messages firmly intact.

With his shaved head and begging bowl the new kid is an automatic target for the bully boys of Edward Rucher High, an easy mark for their casual cruelty.

In their only collaboration for children, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu use their childhood stories to show young people how to find joy even in hard times and why sharing joy with others makes it grow. The two spiritual masters tell a simple story of how every child has joy inside them, even when it sometimes hides, and how we can find it, keep it close, and grow it by sharing it with the world.

Practising Buddhist and master storyteller Dharmachari Nagaraja weaves a thrilling narrative spell while at the same time conveying 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 Eightfold Path, which is Buddhism's practical route to a happy life.

The simple practice of mindfulness, which can be explained in a few words as "directing our awareness in the present moment", can help us maintain a clear mind and sharp attention, and it is discussed, explained, and analyzed from many different perspectives, uncovering most of the facets of conscious living, in our today's society. This book is all about mindful living, where two different practices are recurrently present, as a means to sustain our conscious approach: mindfulness and meditation.

That's Happiness is a heartwarming tale about a little bunny named Mr. Brambles who accompanies his friend Eleanor when she delivers her delicious muffins in the village where they live. One day, while making her weekly stop at the Buddhist temple, Eleanor gets distracted chatting with an old friend, and Mr. Brambles accidentally tumbles out of her apron pocket. He finds himself inside the temple where he first hears the wise words that will change his life forever.

Welches besondere Licht ist in Ihrem Kind versteckt? Eltern und Großeltern haben oft ein gutes Gespür dafür, welche wunderbaren Fähigkeiten in ihrem (Enkel-)Kind schlummern. Manchmal finden Kinder noch nicht den Mut, sich damit zu zeigen, weil sie vielleicht ängstlich, schüchtern oder gestresst sind. Dabei ist doch jedes Kind goldrichtig so, wie es ist! Mit den zauberhaften Kurzgeschichten und Minimeditationen in diesem Buch können Sie das ganz besondere Licht Ihres Kindes wecken und jeden Tag etwas heller strahlen lassen.

The China that we know today was shaped by three big religious beliefs: Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. This book will not just differentiate the three through definitions, but it will also include historical truths to facilitate deeper understanding. Unearthing ancient history will help you to better understand China and its people today. So what are you waiting for? Get a copy now!

Daily mindfulness practice has been around for thousands of years, and now the western world has come to appreciate the benefits of staying in the moment. Scientific evidence backs up what monks have known for centuries: daily meditation and mindfulness can reverse the damage from our modern stress-filled lives without any fancy equipment or classes.

This audiobook reveals the main facts about the magical childhood and teenage years of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, the youngest son of a humble farmer, born in a remote Tibetan village, who became the political and spiritual leader of his homeland when he was only a kid. Its surprising content sheds light on the main facts and events that shaped his amazing early life, including: the Tibetan prophecy that announced his reincarnation; the magic lake that described the place where he was born; how the high lamas found him in a small farming village when he was two; and more!

The Tang Dynasty was responsible for the reunification of China. But why was there a need to reunite China in the first place? That will be discussed in this educational book. Also included are lessons on the rise and spread of Buddhism across China, Korea, and Japan during the Tang Dynasty. Discussions on the technological, commercial, and agricultural developments during the era are also included.