A Treasure in the Peaks

r u s e a e r T P e e h a t k n s i A

Learning to Meditate

Ramiro Calle

NĂ­vola UyĂĄ

Everest 29,029 ft

K-2

28,251 ft

Cho Oyu

Dhaulagiri 26,795 ft

26,906 ft

Manaslu 26,759 ft

Gasherbrum II 26,362 ft

Broad Peak 26,401 ft

Lhotse

Kanchenjunga 28,169 ft

27,940 ft

Makalu 27,766 ft

Nanga Parbat 26,660 ft

Annapurna 26,545 ft

Gasherbrum I Â 26,509 ft

Sishapangma 26,289 ft

For my nieces, Lilian and Lin, who love animals so much, with all of my heart.

- Ramiro Calle To Pedro, my father, who taught me to do things delicately, and to see a world of opportunities where there is apparently nothing.

- Nívola Uyá -

A Treasure in the Peaks Learning to Meditate Text © Ramiro Calle Illustrations © Nívola Uyá This edition © 2015 Cuento de Luz SL Calle Claveles, 10 | Urb. Monteclaro | Pozuelo de Alarcón | 28223 | Madrid | Spain www.cuentodeluz.com Title in Spanish: Un tesoro en las cumbres. Aprendiendo a meditar English translation by Jon Brokenbrow ISBN: 978-84-16078-86-8 Printed by Shanghai Chenxi Printing Co., Ltd. July 2015, print number xxx All rights reserved

u r s e a e r T P e e h a t k n s i A Learning to Meditate

Ramiro Calle

NĂ­vola UyĂĄ

As the sun rose, Emile began to meow for her breakfast.

The gardener of the American embassy in New Delhi placed a bowl full of milk on the ground next to her. Just then, his grandson walked into the room.

“Ravi, my dear boy,” he said, “the ambassador is going to take you to Darjeeling, where he’ll be staying for a month with his wife and son, your great friend Tony. He’ll let you take Emile, too. That way I can go and visit the family in Varanasi.”

Overcome with excitement and leaping like a deer, Ravi ran

into the garden, where he saw Tony doing his yoga positions. “My grandfather is letting me come with you. Yogi Emile is coming too!�

The boys hugged each other, grinning and letting out whoops of joy, while the mysterious white cat wound herself between their legs, meowing and begging for attention.

The next day, they all set off to catch the train that would head

across the plains and through the mountains towards Darjeeling.

It was such a funny-looking thing, it was no wonder it was known as the “toy train.�

The children gazed out of the windows in amazement, as the train chugged through beautiful forests where the trees seemed to be reaching out to touch the sky.

Ravi, who was carrying Emile on his lap, said, “Tony, there is a wisdom even greater than that of the forest, you know. It is the wisdom of the peaks.” Tony’s eyes opened as wide as plates.

“You must not only take care of your body and its energies,” added Ravi as he stroked Emile and stared out of the train window, “you must control your mind.”

“I want to know that wisdom. Teach it to me!” said Tony.

“Don’t keep it all to yourself!”

They laughed. Suddenly, something startled Emile and she leapt into the air. Ravi had to grab hold of her to stop her from falling out the window. Tony gently rapped her on the nose to reprimand her.

Emile looked at him with a thunderstruck expression on her face.

Hidden pages

After Yoga in the Jungle, our two friends from different cultures continue to learn as they travel through India. In the world’s highest peaks, they will discover that the most valuable treasure of all—a happy, peaceful life—is found within each and every one of us.

A Treasure in the Peaks includes suggestions for simple exercises to improve concentration and attention, introducing young readers to the benefits of meditation: focusing on the sound of bird song, feeling each step we take with our feet, or noticing how our hearts fill with joy.

Are you ready to climb the highest peaks and learn to meditate?