This beautifully designed set offers a simple approach to meditation, as well as an enjoyable way to learn about one of the world's great masters. Based on Gautama Buddha's "Dhammapada" or "Way of Truth," the kit includes not only 36 illustrated cards inscribed with the Buddha's wisdom, but also an illuminating guidebook; together, they'll help create spiritual harmony in your life. The guide provides an introduction to the Buddha: his birth, search, enlightenment, Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, and much more. It also features information to help you interpret the cards, along with in-depth, individual readings of their text. As you go through the cards, you'll begin to reflect on the questions all meditators ask--about awareness, distractions, serenity--and find encouragement when you feel disheartened.

96-page booklet, plus 36 full-color cards

Priya Hemenway lived in India for many years, where she studied Eastern thought and philosophy, meditation, and Oriental sacred scriptures. The most recent of her many books include The Little Book of Eastern Wisdom (Barnes & Noble, 2003), The Little Book of Jesus (Barnes & Noble, 2004), The Little Book of Saints (Barnes & Noble, 2004), and The Little Book of Mary (Barnes & Noble, 2004), as well as Divine Proportion: Phi in Art, Nature, and Science (Sterling, 2005).