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The Yeti & the Jolly Lama: A Tale of Friendship
In the mountains of the high Himalayas, a spiritual leader spreads peace and happiness among the villagers and warms the heart of a snow monster.
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
32 pages, Hardcover
Published October 8, 2019
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About the author
Surya Das
62 books288 followersLama Surya Das is one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers and scholars, one of the main interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, and a leading spokesperson for the emerging American Buddhism. The Dalai Lama affectionately calls him “The Western Lama.”
His most recent book is Make Me One with Everything: Buddhist Meditations to Awaken from the Illusion of Separation. He is well known for his internationally bestselling Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World and the sequels in the “Awakening” trilogy, Awakening to the Sacred: Creating a Spiritual Life from Scratch and Awakening the Buddhist Heart: Integrating Love, Meaning and Connection into Every Part of Your Life. His other books include:
Buddha Standard Time: Awakening to the Infinite Possibilities of Now
The Mind Is Mightier Than the Sword: Enlightening the Mind, Opening the Heart
Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfection
Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The Ten Transformative Practices of Enlightened Living
The Big Questions: How to Find Your Own Answers to Life’s Essential Mysteries
Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be
Awakening the Buddhist Heart: Integrating Love, Meaning,
Natural Great Perfection: Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra Songs, with Nyoshul Khenpo
The Snow Lion’s Turquoise Mane: Wisdom Tales from Tibet
Lama Surya Das has spent over forty years studying Zen, Vipassana, yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism with the great masters of Asia, including the Dalai Lama’s own teachers. He is an authorized lama and lineage holder in the Nyingmapa School of Tibetan Buddhism, and a personal disciple of the leading grand lamas of that tradition. He is the founder of the Dzogchen Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts and its branch centers around the United States. Surya has brought many Tibetan lamas to this country to teach and start centers and retreats over the years. As founder of the Western Buddhist Teachers Network with the Dalai Lama, he regularly helps organize its international Buddhist Teachers Conferences. He is also active in interfaith dialogue and charitable projects in the Third World, and has recently turned his efforts towards youth and contemplative education initiatives, what he calls “True higher education and wisdom for life training.”
As a sought after speaker, Lama Surya Das teaches and lectures around the world, conducting meditation retreats and workshops. He is also a published poet, translator, and chant master. His blog, “Ask the Lama,” can be found at www.askthelama.com and his lecture and retreat schedule are listed on his website www.surya.org. Follow him on Facebook--Lama Surya Das--and Twitter--@LamaSuryaDas.
His most recent book is Make Me One with Everything: Buddhist Meditations to Awaken from the Illusion of Separation. He is well known for his internationally bestselling Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World and the sequels in the “Awakening” trilogy, Awakening to the Sacred: Creating a Spiritual Life from Scratch and Awakening the Buddhist Heart: Integrating Love, Meaning and Connection into Every Part of Your Life. His other books include:
Buddha Standard Time: Awakening to the Infinite Possibilities of Now
The Mind Is Mightier Than the Sword: Enlightening the Mind, Opening the Heart
Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfection
Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The Ten Transformative Practices of Enlightened Living
The Big Questions: How to Find Your Own Answers to Life’s Essential Mysteries
Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be
Awakening the Buddhist Heart: Integrating Love, Meaning,
Natural Great Perfection: Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra Songs, with Nyoshul Khenpo
The Snow Lion’s Turquoise Mane: Wisdom Tales from Tibet
Lama Surya Das has spent over forty years studying Zen, Vipassana, yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism with the great masters of Asia, including the Dalai Lama’s own teachers. He is an authorized lama and lineage holder in the Nyingmapa School of Tibetan Buddhism, and a personal disciple of the leading grand lamas of that tradition. He is the founder of the Dzogchen Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts and its branch centers around the United States. Surya has brought many Tibetan lamas to this country to teach and start centers and retreats over the years. As founder of the Western Buddhist Teachers Network with the Dalai Lama, he regularly helps organize its international Buddhist Teachers Conferences. He is also active in interfaith dialogue and charitable projects in the Third World, and has recently turned his efforts towards youth and contemplative education initiatives, what he calls “True higher education and wisdom for life training.”
As a sought after speaker, Lama Surya Das teaches and lectures around the world, conducting meditation retreats and workshops. He is also a published poet, translator, and chant master. His blog, “Ask the Lama,” can be found at www.askthelama.com and his lecture and retreat schedule are listed on his website www.surya.org. Follow him on Facebook--Lama Surya Das--and Twitter--@LamaSuryaDas.
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February 3, 2020
The Yeti & the Jolly Lama is a simple story about friendship and acceptance.
The villagers are all afraid of the yeti. But the lama isn't. He's not afraid of anything. So when the yeti comes to visit, the lama befriends it, and a lasting relationship is formed.
I'm not sure that the lama sitting around and praying is going to appeal (or be relatable) to young children. Wishing good things for everyone is a nice sentiment, and it certainly doesn't hurt. While I do see that the problem between the yeti and the villagers was kind of a circular one (they were afraid of him, so he acted out, so they were afraid of him), I thought the ease with which the lama and yeti made friends was kind of simplistic.
That said, it's a nice picture book for what it is. The illustrations are appealing, if simple, and I can't fault the overall message. It's also nice to see books set in places like Tibet; we need more uncommon locales in children's picture books.
The villagers are all afraid of the yeti. But the lama isn't. He's not afraid of anything. So when the yeti comes to visit, the lama befriends it, and a lasting relationship is formed.
I'm not sure that the lama sitting around and praying is going to appeal (or be relatable) to young children. Wishing good things for everyone is a nice sentiment, and it certainly doesn't hurt. While I do see that the problem between the yeti and the villagers was kind of a circular one (they were afraid of him, so he acted out, so they were afraid of him), I thought the ease with which the lama and yeti made friends was kind of simplistic.
That said, it's a nice picture book for what it is. The illustrations are appealing, if simple, and I can't fault the overall message. It's also nice to see books set in places like Tibet; we need more uncommon locales in children's picture books.
November 17, 2021
I'm not sure who the audience is for the book. There feels like a wall of text with each page, and the pictures don't feel right.
It's a fun concept but I don't feel like I'm the right audience.
It's a fun concept but I don't feel like I'm the right audience.
June 30, 2022
My 3yo loves this book (so does my spouse)! It teaches about patience, kindness, forgiveness, while wishing for peace and happiness to all. It’s been helpful as I teach my kids about emotions and relationships. The artwork is well done as is the message. It’s about 1-2 minutes per page (so that should give you a sense of whether it’s age appropriate).
June 1, 2023
The narration and story felt sloppy and simultaneously preachy to me. I want to see more books about Tibetan culture and ways of living, but I don’t think this is the book for me…
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