Surabhi Katherine Splain

The Lotus Born for the Young at Heart (eBook, ePUB)

A Fairy'S Tale About Pema

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Shortly after the Buddha passed into nirvana, a water fairy from the Lake of the Hidden Treasure witnesses the birth of an Indian hero, Padmasambhava, who is born in a giant lotus in the middle of her lake. He incarnates to help carry on the Buddhas teachings. Something happens that inspires her to follow him on all his adventures, and she is able to tell his story from her unique perspective. King Ja discovers Padmasambhava, known affectionately as Pema, and carries him back to his palace, believing that his prayers for a son have been finally answered. A twist of fate leads Pema to the terrifying Chilly Grove Cemetery, where he develops his meditation skills and transcends many physical challenges. When the water fairy convinces him to revisit his birthplace at the Lake of the Hidden Treasure, Pema returns to teach the fairies and gnomes the secret to true happiness. Pemas loving kindness magnetizes the nature spirits to serve him devotedly, and with their magic, they assist him in his quest to spread Buddhas message to the people of India and Tibet. The fairy shares Pemas adventures with Mandarava, Emperor Ashok, Vajrakilaya, Yeshe Tsogyal, Emperor Trisong Deutsen, and the nature spirits of Tibet. Pema is a Buddhist saint who befriends the nature spirits with his sincere reverence for the unseen work they do in balancing the earth, air, water, fire, and space within Mother Nature. He is aware that good-hearted humans must guide the spirits of nature by giving them loving attentionor else undivine forces can take them over and create chaos. The water fairy tells the significant events of Padmasambhavas life with the vivid detail of one who flew wherever he walked, and she shares his profound wisdom with charming simplicity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Balboa Press
• Seitenzahl: 90
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781504377171
• Artikelnr.: 52607545

Autorenporträt

Surabhi Splain has spent twenty years as a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner in the Nyingma lineage, which has a special devotion to Padmasambhava, the hero of The Lotus Born for the Young at Heart. Her 2012 pilgrimage to Tibet focused on the Samye Monastery region with special access to Padmasambhava's sacred mountain caves. With a background of 45 years dedicated to meditation, interfaith activities and the study of Christianity, Vedanta, Buddhism and Anthroposophy, Surabhi has a firm belief that all sincere spiritual paths lead us to the universal goals of love, compassion and wisdom. During 1974, Ms. Splain received a United States/India Educational Grant to study Indian religions. She stayed in over twelve major Indian cities to complete her research. Her United Nations experience includes 19 years at UNICEF Water and Environment Section, New York Headquarters. With a BA in Art Education and a Master's Degree in Waldorf Education, she has taught art from kindergarten through high school, as well as early childhood in both the Montessori and Waldorf methods. She retired from the Waldorf School of Garden City, in New York, where she recently displayed her illustrations for The Lotus Born for the Young at Heart. She is a watercolorist, who has exhibited her art work since 1995.