BOOKSTORE HIGHLIGHTS
By Hallie Hopper
FOR
CHILDREN
Namaste!, by Diana Cohn, $17.95 (Read in Miss Judy’s
Sunday School Class).
Nima Sherpa lives in Nepal at the top of the world, where the tallest
mountain on earth, Chomolongma—the mountain we call Everest—towers above
the clouds. Nima has promised her father, a mountain guide, that she
will find a way to help make the world a better place.
Every day, on the long walk
to the market village where she goes to school, Nima meets porters and
caravans carrying their goods to market, travelers trekking to their
next lodge, and monks on their way to their monastery. After school, she
meets her friend Tenzing, an old Tibetan trader, who shares some honey
with her at the market place.
Whenever Nima sees someone,
she brings her hands together with her fingers almost touching her chin,
bows her head slightly, and says "Namaste"˗ the light in me meets the
light in you. He mother tells her, "When you say `Namaste,' try to see
the special spark of light that shines within every person's heart."
In Namaste!
Nima learns that she brightens the day for friends and strangers alike
when she shares her sweetness and light, every time she says "Namaste."
Woven into this simple, gentle story about recognizing and honoring the
sacred in one another are delightful details of daily life in Nepal.
Namaste! is lusciously illustrated by artist Amy Cordóva,
with a glossary of terms at the end of the book, and an informative
afterword by Ang Rita Sherpa of The Mountain Institute (Ideal for ages
5-8).
OLD
TIME UNITY
The Complete Works of H. Emilie Cady, by H. Emilie Cady,
$13.95.A down-to-earth explanation of basic spiritual laws. Review by a
reader from Peaks Island, Maine: “Emilie Cady was a remarkable woman; a
true pioneer both professionally (she was a homeopathic physician in the
late 1800s) and spiritually. Her understanding of metaphysical law,
based in Christian theology, is clearly and profoundly stated in
language anyone can understand. I personally experienced a ‘spiritual
quickening’ while reading Lesson 11 on spiritual gifts. Her
understanding of desire, its source and manifestation, clarified this
issue for me and resonates as Truth. This book will benefit any
truth-seeker, no matter what your religious affiliation is; truth is
truth in whatever language you understand.”
INTRIGUING and PRACTICAL
The Ten Challenges: Spiritual Lessons from the Ten Commandments
for Creating Meaning, Growth, and Richness Every Day of Your Life,
byLeonard Felder, $21.50.
This book focuses on the wisdom of the writings commonly known as Ten
Commandments as a source of guidance on how to live a meaningful and
satisfying life. Written from the perspective of a psychologist, the
book focuses on practical living, not on religious instruction.
Interpretations from all major religions, as well as philosophical and
psychological thought are drawn on to make this a well-rounded and
broad-based analysis of the timeless wisdom of the Ten Commandments.
