Derek Joe Tennant: 3 books

Derek has considered himself 'spiritual but not religious' since his pre-teen years. He feels now that his life has been a constant practice mirroring Buddhist teachings. This book was wriiten in Mae Sot and Khampaeng Phet Thailand, as he taught English to Burmese refugee children. These extraordinary...

   There are many assumptions we make about the world around us. Most of them were taught to us. It may have been as innocent as, “Oh, look, child, at the beautiful blue sky!” We accept the statement at face value, without question, partly because when we look we do, indeed, see blue....

   Have you experienced a natural or man-made disaster? What was it like, in those first few hours, as you met neighbors you may not have spoken with in ages, as you clustered around the scene of tragedy or destruction and tried to figure out what you would do for food or water or shelter,...