Buddha at Bedtime

A captivating collection of 20 bedtime stories filled with fun animal adventures and designed to inspire young imaginations. Each story aids bedtime relaxation, enhances creativity, increases self-confidence and teaches key Buddhist values, such as empathy and compassion. Stories include:

• The Grateful Bull: Show others the respect you want to receive yourself.
• The Elephant and the Dog: Even the unlikliest characters can become friends.
• Two Ducks and a Turtle: Think before you speak.
• The Prancing Peacock: Don't let pride and vanity get to your head.
• The Mischievious Monkey: Hurting others only results in getting hurt yourself.

With its emphasis on peace, compassion and mindfulness, Buddha at Bedtime offers a foundation for young readers to learn to cope calmly and confidently with the many challenges they face growing up. This is the perfect collection to introduce these Buddhist values to young readers and their parents at bedtime in a fun and entertaining way.Dharmachari Nagaraja regularly presents BBC Radio 2's Pause for Thought with Terry Wogan, and has appeared on BBC 1's Heaven and Earth programme. A practising Buddhist for nearly 20 years, he formerly ran the Covent Garden Meditation Centre in London. He is currently involved with the Glasgow Buddhist Centre, where he works as a psychotherapist.