Encuentra la mente

"'You explain ancient truths in a beautifully simple, child-friendly, humorous and engaging way. Your books are a great gift to support awareness, meditation and mindfulness' - Amanda Pope, Philosophy Specialist Teacher, 30 March 2021, Erasmus Primary School 'The artwork and interpretation of different Buddha's/deities is wonderful!' - Jen Jaynes, Board President & Artistic Associate, Beacon Theatre Productions 'Find Mind, written by Ziji Rinpoche and illustrated by Celine Wright, is a children's wellness education picture book and the third in the BeginningMind Series. The book provides a perspective on what the mind is and the fundamental role it plays in all of our physical, mental, and emotional states. These correlations are made before introducing meditation and how we can calm the mind, focusing on small moments of meditation for a big positive impact on health and happiness. The simplicity of Find Mind was the initial draw for us, something we've only found in an already very, very small pool of children's meditation resources. They have mostly overwhelmed my children who are quick to disengage and 'check-out', which is the exact opposite of what this genre of kid-lit is meant to achieve. Ziji Rinpoche's uncomplicated narrative makes Find Mind approachable, and in turn, the book is engaging. This is enhanced with child-friendly and relatable sketched illustrations by Celine Wright, who brings the lesson to life in full color. My youngest reader was drawn to gender-neutral and ethnically ambiguous children who resembled her own appearance better than most. The biggest bonus here though is in my daughter asking genuine questions, which were followed by her first tiny guided meditation. The result? Sleep within moments and no stalling tactics to keep the lights on. Recommended.' - 5 star Reader's Favorite review, Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite ""I've bought a lot of children's books about meditation for my child, because I wish that I had had meditation as a tool for the storminess of being a child and adolescent. This book is the best presentation of why children should be interested in something so incredibly boring as meditation as practiced by us adults I've ever read! When it's then followed by brief instructions for gom from the Three Words of Garab Dorje (from the Great Perfection/Maha Ati/Dzogchen lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism), it makes for an amazing book! The language in the book is to the point and short. My first-grader will be able to read it themselves easily. But most importantly - completely consistent with the dzogchen approach - there is more mental space than words when you read the book. It's not a take-in-information book. It's an experience book, more like reading poems. The words and pictures together create the space to really listen and also have one's own thoughts and reactions. In other words, it's an engaging book that naturally leads to questions you and your child can discuss. Even for simply anti-materialist parents, the page that says that toys are fun but only mind can make you happy is gold. Bang, there it is."" - Teresa Spicer, amazon review for book in English, 14 Nov 2021"