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Little Wave and Old Swell: A Fable of Life and Its Passing

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This book provides a great message for people of all ages. It is a beautifully illustrated little book about the lessons Little Wave learns from his teacher, Old Swell, as they travel across the sea.

Little Wave ignores his teacher's warnings and as a result learns for himself what happens when we allow jealousy, fear, anger and desire to rule our lives.

Old Swell is always kind and loving when Little Wave returns from his misadventures and ultimately teaches him the secret of "don't hurry; don't stop."

This is a wonderful little parable that reminds us to stop and look within whenever life becomes too overwhelming.

This is no mere children's story but is actually teaching the essence of New Age views that we are just part of an ocean (not individuals), and that we all go back to the "One."

Little Wave learns from Old Swell that "You are a moving wrinkle on the seamless fabric of the Great Deep...You thought that you were separate, but no. You can never be apart from your Source. Know that you and I and all of our brother and sister waves are One with the Great Deep. We have always been One. We shall always be One."

So be aware that a certain religious views is being taught here - nondualistic Hinduism via the New Age views of Jim Ballard.

The really sad part of the book is the glowing Foreword by Jim Blanchard, a professing Christian, who seems not to understand the real message of the book, and who seems to think Yogananda (whom Ballard admires) and Christianity are compatible.