Buddhism for Bears

By Claire Nielson

Book Overview

Life lessons for bears-a lighthearted illustrated guide to basic Buddhist beliefs that feature our portly, plucky, and perpetually hungry bear friends. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312205031
• ISBN13: 9780312205034
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.6" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

Finally, something on my level.

I have a slew of Buddhist books, calendars, and whatnot. They explain everything to the nth degree and have lovely, serene pictures. This book, however, is getting to the point. This book uses bears to depict human traits. It shows the lighter side of Buddhism. If Siddhartha were here today, he would say lighten up, and you may learn something. It brings to mind Dave Barry. Dave starts sane and quiet, then builds up to a roar and goes off the deep end. The captions in this book are the same part, and the illustrations are the deep end. I have two favorite pictures. The first is captioned "Vigorous body movements may evoke a feeling of well-being ". The second caption is "Love other living beings as a member of the universe." CONTENTS: Wisdom Self-Control Techniques Truth

Small Pearls of Wisdom

I didn't expect this book to reveal any ancient or unknown philosophy, I just wanted something simple with some one-liners that could keep me on track. This book does exactly what it says it does, which is provide great insight with some great illustrations. I love it.

A very cute book

If you're interested in buddhism, this is a very cute book to learn something about it.