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  • Published: 1 May 2016
  • ISBN: 9781935209454
  • Imprint: Parallax
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $26.99

A Pebble for Your Pocket

Mindful Stories for Children and Grown-ups




Thich Nhat Hanh presents Buddhist teachings in child-friendly parables, offering a colorful introduction to mindfulness for kids ages 5-10.

This expanded edition now includes Under the Rose Apple Tree and several new stories—plus over 2 dozen practices for kids and grown-ups.

Written in a highly accessible style that doesn’t rely on lot of jargon or difficult vocabulary, Thich Nhat Hanh emphasizes the importance of the present moment through vivid metaphors, original allegories, and colorful stories. Young readers will learn:
 
• How to handle anger
• How to live in the present moment
• How to recognize the interconnectedness of all things.
• Practices for transforming anger or unhappiness
• Techniques for connecting to the wonders of nature and the present moment
• And more!

This revised edition contains teachings and stories that the whole family can benefit from, as well as practices such as transforming anger in the family, instructions on how to ‘invite the bell’, breathing and sitting meditation, ‘touching the Buddha inside’, and others.

Including 10 black & white illustrations by Philippe Ames and Nguyen Thi Hop.

  • Published: 1 May 2016
  • ISBN: 9781935209454
  • Imprint: Parallax
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $26.99

About the author

Thich Nhat Hanh

Born in Hue, Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh is a Buddhist Zen Master, poet, scholar and human rights activist. In 1967, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King. He founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon, the School of Youth and Social Service and the Plum Village Buddhist community and meditation centre in France, where he lived for many years. He is the author of many acclaimed books including Peace is Every Step, Old Path White Clouds and Fear, which have sold millions of copies around the world. He lives at the Tu Hieu Temple in Vietnam where he was first ordained when he was sixteen years old.

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