The second user guide for a peaceful life founded on Buddhist principles Supawan Green compellingly discusses, in simple terms, everything within range from the technicalities of karmic laws in relation to universal patterns and the endless ring road of rebirth to the breakdown of human perception, and the different forms of merit-making. She illuminates concepts that rational science cannot.

This book is a ‘life map’ aimed at giving you a step by step guideline so that you have clear

ideas of how to walk this spiritual path with the end result in finding the truth about your true self.

The Kalaprapleuk Kingdom is an earthly realm in an era of peace, enlightenment and abundance.

The land’s inhabitants are giants compared to us and live for thousands of years at a time. As we

listen in on insightful conversations between a novice monk and his master in the Kalaprapleuk

Kingdom, we learn about the cyclical influence of Dhamma (the truth taught by Buddha) across

aeons, as beings in the human and deva realms transition from dark ages of trauma and great

suffering with little or no Dhamma guidance to golden ages of peace in which the Kalaprapleuk

Kingdom exists.

As Pali is the sacred language of Teravada Buddhism written in the Pāli Canon or Tipiṭaka, you’ll

come across many Pali words in the story to describe passages of time or different realms and

beings residing in those realms, both earthly and celestial, as there are no words for them in the

English language. Some of those words are explained as they arise, and you’ll find further

definitions in the final chapter, ‘The Big Picture’, which puts the Kalaprapleuk Kingdom story into

the broader context of Buddhism across the aeons in a multidimensional universe.

In this book, I use Einstein’s interest in wanting to find the absolute ruling point in nature and his quest for the theory of everything as the basis to connect with the Buddha’s wisdom regarding the existence of the ultimate truth, which he called ‘Nirvana’. My prime duty is to help you to understand that this ultimate element has everything to do with each of us, intimately and significantly. This is reflected in the contents of this book: finding our true self, the state of a normal mind, the final frontier and so on. Finally, I reveal the nature of the ultimate truth by connecting it with neutral terms such as ‘here and now’, ‘truth and reality’ and ‘the innocent perception’.

This book is a lay-person’s guide to self empowerment that will help you break free

from the habits of a mind imprisoned in the material world, using a contemporary

approach to The Four Noble Truths that are at the heart of ancient Buddhist

teachings.

Through meditation and contemplation, the Lord Buddha discovered the Four Noble

Truths more than 2,600 years ago. However, they are universal truths that still hold

true today for all of us, no matter our religion, race, gender or culture. For the lay

person (non-Buddhist), the simple illustrations and descriptions in this book by

Buddhist practitioner and teacher Supawan Green help us make sense of the

suffering and problems we face in everyday situations. A first step to empower us

to liberate our minds from internal suffering.

Supawan’s presentation of the Four Noble Truths in a fun, simple and clear format

with illustrations featuring characters Tom and Jerry in familiar conditions we

commonly face daily, help us recognize the cause of our mental problems and

more importantly, how to fix them.

These frequent anecdotes illustrate how the chaotic cat-and-mouse mental antics

of Tom (our inner self) and Jerry (thoughts and feelings), who constantly stirs up

trouble for Tom, affect the way we think, feel and react in the everyday situations

we experience through our physical senses.

Just like the cartoon cat and mouse characters, Tom and Jerry are constantly

battling away inside us – fighting for control over our state of mind and the

decisions we make. Their antics can turn our lives into a roller coaster ride of

emotions, and the associated effects we experience are at the heart of the Four

Noble Truths, which in turn, is the foundation of the Buddhist science of the mind.

Supawan’s step-by-step approach brings clarity and answers to those fundamental

questions about the meaning and purpose of our lives as individuals in a ‘global’

society. She does this with ancient wisdom of simple truths that never change but

are often obscured or forgotten by the distractions of today’s modern lifestyles.

Read on and break free with a new direction, an inspired and fresh perspective on

how to master the characters that rule our lives with worries and stress that keep us

trapped in rigid ways of thinking.

Learn how to find peace in our mind, body and soul by bringing your mental self back home to the innocent perception. This booklet explains why the four foundations of mindfulness or bringing your mental self back home (BMSBH) is immensely important to humanity.

We look at the five components that make up the human’s life form to help us understand the function of our human mind, its vulnerability and weakness, and how a lack of understanding is the root cause of all mental turmoil, unhappiness and global conflicts.

According to the Buddha, the human life-form consists of five different groupings.

This approach can lead us to understanding and resolving the core of all problems on earth.

Never before in the history of humankind have so many people had so much wealth, knowledge, information and so many tools at their disposal, yet at the same time, so many people from all walks of life have been forced to go through mental turmoil and suffering one way or another. It is

beyond any doubt that a sizable group of individuals would feel insecure, fearing a bleak future due to financial stress and the on-going social, political and environmental upheaval. This book is aimed to help this particular group of people who feel strongly that they need to find a mental and spiritual refuge so that they can find inner peace while struggling with their daily lives.

The content of this book is to present a message that there is a universal entity which is called ùthe ultimate truth and it is the same nature as our true self. Those who haven’t yet found their true selves are often trapped in a predicament of discontent, lack of fulfilment, feeling empty and at times not knowing if they are coming or going.

On the contrary, once the true self is found, peace and true happiness is in our reach. This book will give you a clear perspective about the real purpose of life, presented in plain words and simple analogies, suitable for all believers, religious and scientific alike.

Supawan Green’s book ‘A Handful of Leaves’ is the result of her many years of practice and reflection on life, the meaning of life and the practical means for the realisation of the Ultimate Truth through the Buddha’s teachings. This is not about becoming a Buddhist. It is simply about awakening – Therefore, all the teachings are for encouraging and directing our attention, investigating and examining experience in the present moment. To do this, you need to be fully awake. You have to pay attention to life as it happens.

A Handful of Leaves is a guide. Mrs. Green is writing from her insights, therefore it is not just another rehash of Buddhist teaching by someone who has not practised it. It has a freshness and a confidence that can only come from direct insight knowledge.