Books with author Harish Johari

These beautifully illustrated tales capture the mystery, enchantment, and profound spiritual teachings of India. Story-telling has always been the way that India's holy men, the saints and sadhus, taught their students the vital lessons of life. Stories provide a living environment for the lesson of each story, and they can convey sophisticated concepts in simple language. Abounding with powerful genies, scheming gods, and wise mystics, The Monkeys and the Mango Tree can be read as an exotic Aesop's Fables, as a source of classic wisdom, or as a simple and memorable introduction to the stories of the most spiritual civilization on earth. These twenty-five beautifully illustrated tales capture the mystery, the enchantment, and the profound spiritual learning that is India. Drawn from the great Indian epics?the Puranas, the Upanishads, and the Mahabharata?as well as from the author's own remarkable life, these tales put ageless Indian wisdom into the form of stories that are delights for young and old alike.

Language: EnglishPages: 148 (Throughout B/W Illustrations)About the BookThese twenty-five beautifully illustrated tales capture the mystery, the enchantment, and the profound spiritual learning that is India. Drawn from the great Indian epics-the Puranas, the Upanishads, and the Mahabharata-as well as from the author's own remarkable life, these tales put ageless Indian wisdom into the form of stories that will delight young and old alike. Storytelling has always been the way that India's holy men taught their students the vital lessons of life. Stories provide a living environment for the lessons they impart, and they can convey sophisticated concepts in simple language. Abounding with powerful kings, scheming gods, and wise mystics, The Monkeys and the Mango Tree can be read as an exotic Aesop's Fables, as a source of classic wisdom, or as a simple and memorable introduction to the stories of the most spiritual civilization on earth. About The Author Harish Johari is a scholar, artist, and composer who has studied with many of the great saints of India and has been one of the lead-ing figures responsible for introducing the culture of his homeland to the West. He is the author of many books, including Chakras, Ayurvedic Massage, The Healing Cuisine, Breath, Mind, and Consciousness, and The Birth of the Ganga. Introductionstorytelling is as old as the story of humanity itself. Every life is a story, and every story has a hidden message-a teaching. The saints, sadhus, and spiri-tual teachers of India have always used stories to explain concepts that words alone could not adequately convey. Stories captivate the lis-tener emotionally as well as intellectually, providing a vivid environment in which teachings can come to life. Many of the stories in this collection were told to me by saints