From the Publisher
“The Zen Monkey and the Lotus Flower” is more than just a book. It is a tool for living in our modern, fast-paced world. The stories in this book provide valuable life lessons for more mindfulness, happiness and success. This book invites you to reflect and find yourself. It shows you new ways of thinking that will change your life.
Mindfulness
The stories in this book will help you to experience everyday life with more mindfulness and gratitude. In a world often characterised by distractions and constant busyness, these stories allow you to pause.
Inner Peace
The principles of Buddhism will help you find inner peace. You will learn how to deal with difficulties, let go of negativity, and achieve a state of inner peace and serenity.
Better Relationships
Many of the stories emphasise compassion and understanding for others. By applying these values in your own life, you can improve your relationships with others.
Personal Growth
Each story in this book offers an opportunity for personal growth. You will be encouraged to look at yourself and your experiences from new perspectives.
Stress Relief
Reading these stories can also be a form of meditation that helps calm the mind and relieve stress. In a time of widespread stress and anxiety, this book can bring calm and relaxation.
Positive Thinking
This book will help you take a fresh, positive look at life and appreciate and enjoy life despite all its challenges.
Neil Twist –
Easy to read. Short stories and good life lessons. It can be referenced over and over.
Kerse –
As a book for younger children to teach them about being good and living a good life this is excellent. As an adult who is not a Buddhist a nice gentle and soothing read. If you are a Buddhist even to a small degree it is a great reminder of all the principles by which we should all live.You are not going to be faced with any deep philosophical arguments here, which can be a relief – there are plenty enough of those books on Buddhist principles already. This is a nice relief and an easy read, recommended to just about everyone to read at least once in their lives.
La vie en rose –
I bought two copies of this book, one for myself and one for a friend who I think may like and understand its purpose, even though I am a practitioner of Buddhism and he isn’t. Most practitioners and students of Buddhism will already recognise this style of story-telling. As fables or parables, they have simple themes and are intended to make you think about the specifics of Buddhist practice and its eightfold noble path, particularly in Zen Buddhism. But the glorious thing is that they can make everyone stop to think, in just the same way that, say, Aesop’s fables had a similar purpose. The book is a simple read and suitable for anyone from childhood through to old age, to help learn some of the truths of living and often a gentler and more peaceful way to look at life.
Mr. Gerard K –
Got this as a bedtime book for my boy (and for me). The Stories are a couple of pages each with a drawing and another page of explanation.My sons 4/5 year old mind is still has the plasticity to take the abstract stories as they are read, I was worried that they were a bit complicated but with a word change here and there they work perfectly.I really like oriental wisdom and contemplation so found this book to be a pleasure and a great 5 minute distraction when needed in this busy world.
Tony307 –
I got what I ordered.
Cath –
Lovely stories and a lovely read
Michele Jullings’s –
Delightful book with short, uplifting messages.
Mrs Patty Daniels –
it takes no time to read a story and it stays with you. I found it best to savour one story at a time, think about it and move on to the next
MIGUEL PEDRAZA PASTENES –
Zen book
Great book, I recommend to get it.
Donna –
Uplifting in these challenging times
perfect, uplifting morning meditation book before I head out the door.