Leaf Talks Peace: Buddha's Message of Harmony - Hardcover

by Priya Kumari (Author), Anusha Santosh (Illustrator), Dalai Lama (Foreword by)

A beautifully illustrated book that teaches children the importance of living in harmony with nature and with all forms of life - His Holiness The Dalai Lama

Leaf Talks Peace spreads the Buddha's message of the interconnectedness of all beings through the eyes of a tiny peepal leaf called Harmony, who lives on the Bodhi Tree. Buddha sits under the tree and sees the entire universe breathing happily through this one leaf. He sees in Harmony the Sun, the earth, stars, clouds, rain, time, space, and mind.Harmony speaks to encourage readers, children and parents alike, to slow down and imagine all that is contained in a single leaf. Each leaf, and each child is connected to all in the fragile earth to learn its wisdom and strive to protect it.Spreading a much-needed message of unity and tolerance, 'Leaf Talks Peace' aims at developing children's minds to help them become more conscious global citizens when they reach adulthood. It is a perfect addition to peace education curriculum spreading the message of individual, social and ecological peace.Additional notes are included to help parents and teachers with questions children have as they begin to understand the concepts of Harmony, connection, and the link each of them has to join together as conscious global citizens.

Author Biography

Priya Kumari is a multi-award-winning children's author and the founder of Eternal Tree Books, which produces mainly children's books. Her mission is to publish uplifting books to share stories from under-represented Indian and Asian cultures. Celebrated personalities like Anupam Kher, Hema Malini, Sharon Salzberg, and Prof Lokesh Chandra have praised her books. Her most popular book, Leaf Talks Peace: Buddha's Message of Harmony, is the first picture book to be blessed with a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.Komal Garg is an entrepreneur and educator who loves to see the world through the eyes of children. She holds a degree in education and lives in Mumbai with her husband and a very inquisitive daughter who loves to chant Sanskrit shlokas.