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"Mari sees and hears with a cartoonist's wit . . . She is very funny. Her cartoonist's eye view is balanced by good understanding. She says, with a few strokes of her pen, what would take many words to explain and she makes us laugh. May the delight that arises in our hearts as we meet her images of us coming and going inspire our practice for the benefit of all beings." Sylvia Boorstein, author of It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way of Happiness


Sylvia Boorstein, author of It's Easier Than You Think: The
"...She is very funny. Her cartoonist's eye view is balanced by good understanding. She says, with a few strokes of her pen, what would take many words to explain, and she makes us laugh. May the delight that arises in our hearts as we meet her images of us coming and going inspire our practice for the benefit of all beings."


Book Description
The Buddha Smiles is a collection of 250 delightful dharmatoons-cartoons that explain, explore and have fun with life along the Buddhist path to enlightenment. The book follows a group of human and nonhuman seekers of nirvana, exposing their strengths and weaknesses (and ours as well) in the process. The Buddha Smiles gently teaches the nature of Buddhist thought through cartoons on the Four Noble Truths, The Eightfold Path and the nature of the hindrances along the path. Many of the cartoons are outright funny-while others gently, wryly illuminate fears and emotional pains. Through her deft pen and incisive understanding, Mari lights the path. This is the very first trade book of Buddhist cartoons.


About the Author
Mari Gayatri Stein has taught yoga and meditation for the last 20 years. A well-known figure in Buddhist circles, Mari will be promoting the book during a West coast book and gallery tour in the Fall of 1999. She is the author of four books on health and humor and her art has been featured in galleries in the western United States. Mari's art work has also been featured in magazines such as Inquiring Mind, Turning Wheel, and Tea and books from Nolo Press.