03292cam a2200289 4500 2765660997 TxAuBib 20260521120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780645853148 0645853143 B0FXZDLWSJ Amazon 5517312a-c9b7-4930-8861-dd6c5604bdbd OverDrive (Reserve ID) 12533807 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Michie, David. The Good Karma Refuge for Elephants [Libby eBook]. Conch Books, 2025. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p>When Rob Forbes returns to his childhood home of Zimbabwe after decades away, he doesn't plan to stay long. A big job back in London awaits. But he finds himself questioning his priorities amid the open-hearted exuberance of people who have so little compared to his wealthy colleagues; a powerful reconnection to the animals and wild places he loved as a child, and his growing friendship with Tibetan guru and neighbour, Rinpoche.</p> <p>What if it is possible to live with the same ineffable lightness as the intriguing lama? Why is the joy of ubuntu — community — felt in the most improbable places? And could an orphaned elephant calf change his life?</p> <p>Nature, wellbeing and transcendent wisdom are woven into this compelling personal drama from the author of the globally bestselling Dalai Lama's Cat series.</p> <p>Michie brings the Buddha's teachings to life through an engaging and enjoyable story showing the power that loving kindness and community have in creating the ideal conditions for awakening.<br /> <strong>Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Change</strong><br /> This book, like the jewels Rinpoche speaks of, is to be treasured. a story that perfectly explains the infinite connections between humans, animals and nature so central to my own life here in Zimbabwe.<br /> <strong>Sarah Carter, Co-Founder, The Twala Trust Animal Sanctuary</strong><br /> A powerful story around the rescue of Kadiki, a baby elephant. Wonderfully crafted around very real issues within Zimbabwe, the descriptions of people and places are impossible not to recognise. Magical!<br /> <strong>Roxy Danckwerts, Founder, Wild is Life/Zimbabwe Elephant Nursery</strong><br /> A charming story of belonging and purpose, illuminated by the transformative practice of guru yoga.<br /> <strong>Kimberly Brown, author of</strong> <strong>Happy Relationships</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Steady, Calm, and Brave</strong><br /> From the first page to the last, readers will be immersed in this peaceful vista of stunning beauty, long-held customs ... Africa "is a state of being as much as a place."<br /> <strong>Publishers Weekly (Booklife Review)</strong></p>. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-05-21 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5517312a-c9b7-4930-8861-dd6c5604bdbd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5517312a-c9b7-4930-8861-dd6c5604bdbd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)