Wisdom in Fiction

For thousands of years, in all human cultures, stories have not only been a way of entertaining people but also a way of passing on wisdom.  Story telling is a powerful way to help us remember or become aware of wisdom.

A novel, a film or a television show can reach billions of people. What if such popular fiction retained its function as a way of passing on wisdom? Wouldn’t that have a positive affect on the world? And wouldn’t this be a great way of passing wisdom on to those who would never seek it out and to young people in particular?

I think so, and that’s why I’ve created the Wisdom in Fiction project to promote fiction like mine where the wisdom is not dogma, or something added in for the sake of it, but an integral part of the story, perhaps a character’s worldview and/or an analogy.  For example, if I have meditation instructions in a story it’s because a character needs them in order to fulfil a task.  Please let me know of any such fiction that you think should be promoted. Only professionally written and produced books will be considered.

My motivation for everything I write is to bring benefit to all beings, but for my writing, and others that promote a healthy world view, to reach all beings (or even a million or a 100 of them) we need help.

You can help bring this vision into reality by telling your friends about it, purchasing any of the books listed below and by signing up for the Wisdom in Fiction newsletter (please use the form at the bottom of this page). You will receive email notifications of new releases, special offers and information about how you can help promote this initiative. The emails are rare and you will be able to unsubscribe at any time.

The following books are endorsed by the Wisdom in Fiction project. Click on the cover images for information.

Suitable for all ages.

Short stories suitable for young adults and adults, available on kindle for 99c, or download an app for your computer, iphone, Ipad or Android. here

New Release coming soon – a young adult magical realism novella with solutions for bullying.

 

 

 

 

 

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In return for your support, I will send you the heart warming short story, A Hole in the Pavement. This story was inspired by the poem, Autobiography in Five Chapters on p32 of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche. Click on the cover image above for more information.