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Leaf Talks Peace spreads the Buddha's message of the interconnectedness of all beings through the eyes of a tiny peepal leaf called Harmony, who lives on the Bodhi Tree. Buddha sits under the tree and sees the entire universe breathing happily through this one leaf. He sees in Harmony the Sun, the earth, stars, clouds, rain, time, space, and mind.Harmony speaks to encourage readers, children and parents alike, to slow down and imagine all that is contained in a single leaf. Each leaf, and each child is connected to all in the fragile earth to learn its wisdom and strive to protect it.Spreading a much-needed message of unity and tolerance, 'Leaf Talks Peace' aims at developing children's minds to help them become more conscious global citizens when they reach adulthood. It is a perfect addition to peace education curriculum spreading the message of individual, social and ecological peace.Additional notes are included to help parents and teachers with questions children have as they begin to understand the concepts of Harmony, connection, and the link each of them has to join together as conscious global citizens.

'Mere Hindi Akshar' is a hindi alphabet recognition book. Each alphabet has two fun and engaging exercises along with reinforcement exercises to learn the letters effortlessly. Each letter can be traced correctly following the numbers and directions given.

"Buddhist Art and Thought" is a kaleidoscopic canvas of cultural inter-flow among Asian countries discussing Sanskrit manuscripts from Japan, inscriptions from Southeast Asia, the texts translated into Chinese and Tibetan languages, Sanskrit as a shared heritage of Japan and SEA. The role played by Buddhist sutras in polity, transmission of philosophy, creation of innovative iconic forms, their identification and categorization, philosophic interpretations of mandalas, impact of Indian art forms on painting and sculpture, martial arts, the cult of mystical medicine, Divine guardians for defense, light symbolism, the concept of colossal images are some of the topics covered. Dhyana permeated into the lives of the people. Indian rituals and ceremonies were performed for deification and to derive sanctity and power to serve, sustain and rule.The book covers topics like Amitabha in Japan, Yoga as the Basis of Pure Land mandalas represented through Sukhavati scenes, Shingon mandalas in Japan represent levels of meditation and emergence of the world from the Great source. The philosophy of Avatamsaka-sutras, mandalas for an upward journey through meditation, the ceremonies performed in Shingon monasteries, Indian Brahmanas, deities of time and space, categorization of Bodhisattvas, similarities between art of Ajanta and mural at the Horyuji monastery are a few attractive topics. Tantric deities of royal cults were worshipped for divine empowerment and conquering  in Nepal, Tibet and Mongolia. History of monasteries in Khotan revisited through Tibetan literary sources. Suvarnaprabhasa-sutra promises to protect the kings and kingdoms. Thousands of fragments of manuscripts, and artifacts excavated from ruined monasteries highlight an era of splendor of international cultural relations.Siddham calligraphy is still practiced in Japan. Sanskrit hymns taken to Japan were accompanied by musical notations. Japanese alphabet Katakana and Hiragana are based on the Sanskrit sound sequence. The book skims over to the modern period highlighting contributions of 20th century scholars who strengthened cultural linkages. George Nicholai Roerich was one of the great Indologists. His life and research for Shambhala, is a symbol of aspirations for a bright future.