Rest is Best!

‘I must be kind to myself, every minute I must be kind to myself.

Kind to my body, kind to my mind, kind in my words.

Rest my body. Rest my words. Rest my mind. So kind.’

Rest is Best! – introduces children to Dzogchen through the practice of resting the mind. It is an ode to self love written by Ziji Rinpoche. Through being gentle with oneself we discover self compassion, from which flowers compassion for all. Through resting the mind, for short moments, many times, we reset and take care when stormy feelings are stirring.

‘Resting the mind. Resting the impulse to behave in certain ways – this is self compassion. Self compassion flowers compassion for everyone’ – Ziji Rinpoche, commenting on Rest is Best!

‘Even when I have BIG feelings, or small feelings, resting my mind is the very best way to be kind to myself.’

‘This is certainly the pith of the teaching right here. Resting the mind. What could be more compassionate than a practice that introduces the nature of mind and then offers the simple teaching: ‘short moments of mind, repeated many times, becomes automatic.’ This is the most compassionate, straightforward, forthcoming teaching we could ever expect to hear. It is the teaching of all goodness.’ – Ziji Rinpoche

‘I can always feel happy when I rest my mind.

When I rest my mind, it feels big as the sky.

Then my feelings fly on by like a bird in the sky.’

Through the BeginningMind books, kids learn how to relax in mind to be happy and act with kindness and deep wisdom. The texts are for the children and adults of today and are written by Ziji Rinpoche, Dzogchen lineage successor of Wangdor Rimpoche.

Author Biography

The author of the BeginningMind Series Ziji Rinpoche loves to teach and write and her latest book is called ‘Enlightened Life’. Ziji Rinpoche is the Dzogchen Lineage successor of Venerable Wangdor Rimpoche. Each metaphor and key instruction originate from Dzogchen teachings which are passed down from one teacher to another, like a chain of golden mountains. Wangdor Rimpoche asked Ziji Rinpoche to bring about the furtherance of Dzogchen within contemporary global culture. Ziji Rinpoche established the Short Moments online community for mutual support in gaining familiarity with the nature of mind. Through the Short Moments app, anyone can access profound and powerful Dzogchen teachings. Find out more on http: //shortmoments.com Celine loves to draw, empower children and tell stories. When she was introduced to the nature of mind by Ziji Rinpoche, she was awestruck at the power of mind, open like the sky, always clear and wise no matter the stormy feelings. She recognized she would have loved to learn about mind as a child. She was inspired to illustrate the teachings in children’s books introducing strong mind to children. Combining her training in Fine Arts (BA), Performing Arts (MA), Dzogchen (Student of Ziji Rinpoche since 2007), and Early Years (Childminder), Celine now teaches Dzogchen for Kids, conducts book readings in schools and festivals and loves to illustrate new books at http: //shortmomentsforkids.com