Follow Your Dreams - Tibetan Tales For Little Buddhas
210 views · Published 29 December 2016 · 4:27 · Indexed 29 October 2026
Channel: Life The Basic Manual · 2016 · Education
Finding Your True Path In this clip, Naomi Rose, award-winning author and illustrator, describes the genesis of her book, Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas. It all started back in 1994, when Naomi was at a dark time in her life, and felt spiritually lost. She awoke from a vivid dream, sat up, and knew she had been ‘instructed’ to follow in the path of Tibetan Wisdom. This was very odd, as Naomi had never given any thought to Tibet before. However, she’d learned to pay attention to her nighttime dreams. So when she heard a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Lama Surya Das, would be speaking near her home, she made sure she attended. Sitting in the audience, she felt an immediate resonance with him and with the Tibetan culture he spoke of. She began studying Tibetan Buddhism, and being instructed in its practice by Lama Surya Das. As she embarked on this new path, she experienced a deep unfolding sense of familiarity and significance. The sufferings of Tibet and its people also became vividly present to her. During this time, Naomi had repetitive nighttime dreams instructing her to become a children’s book illustrator. This was never a particular goal of hers and she didn’t think she had any talent in the visual arts. But the dreams continued, so despite her misgivings, she decided to go to an art college, and study to acquire the skills to carry out this direction. When she shared her dreams with Lama Surya Das, he said, “I will ask you to write Tibetan stories for children”, and his statement struck Naomi like a lightening bolt. Everything came together in that moment. Lama Surya Das had himself been instructed to write down Tibetan wisdom tales for the western culture by his Tibetan teacher - tales that had for centuries been passed down in the oral tradition as tools to expand awareness, and to promote peace and wisdom. Surya Das was the first to put many of these stories into the written form, and Naomi felt a great sense of responsibility when he asked her to continue the work of making these tales (and thus the Tibetan wisdom) available to our western culture. She undertook the commitment to its fullest - sensing the truth of it. Little did she know how much the path was to ask from her… Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas is available from the website listed below. Naomi now loves to help other authors realise their dream of publishing a book. She is available to assist in all stages of writing and publishing, including editing and book design. She also teaches yoga, in both individual and group settings. Books: http://www.naomicrose.com Book services: http://www.ncrdesigns.com Yoga/pilates/private sessions/workshops: http://www.satnamyogapilates.com Email: [email protected] SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAjyGSt8ZTQlpMyW0VuABig?sub_confirmation=1 FIND LIFE THE BASIC MANUAL HERE http://lifethebasicmanual.com http://www.facebook.com/lifethebasicmanual http://instagram.com/lifethebasicmanual http://twitter.com/BasicManual
