The Zen Monkey and the Lotus Flower by Tenpa Yeshe

Some books you race through. This one? You’ll want to linger.

The second collection in the beloved Zen Monkey and the Lotus Flower series brings together 52 stories—one for each week of the year, if you like—each crafted to gently shift the way you see yourself and the world around you.

If your mind tends to spiral, if you find yourself overthinking long after the lights go out, these pages offer something rare: a soft place to land. Each story draws on timeless Buddhist wisdom, exploring the things that matter most—gratitude, mindfulness, self-love, and the quiet pursuit of contentment.

And here’s the lovely part. After every story, the author brings the lesson home to your life, in this moment. No prior knowledge of Buddhism required. No special vocabulary. Just gentle, universal truths that meet you wherever you happen to be.

It’s the kind of book that belongs by your bedside, or tucked into a tote for an afternoon along the Marginal Way. Read one story. Then sit with it. Let the sea air do the rest.

This little volume is for you if you want to:

• Quiet the noise of negative thinking
• Find more happiness and contentment
• Ease the everyday weight of stress
• Discover fresh perspective and food for thought
• Settle into a deeper sense of inner peace

Stop overthinking. Start noticing. This is the gentle, grounding read so many of us need right now—and we’d love to send it home with you.

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