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"When something is bothering you--a person is bugging you, a
situation is irritating you, or physical pain is troubling you--you
must work with your mind, and that is done through meditation.
Working with our mind is the only means through which we'll
actually begin to feel happy and contented with the world that we
live in." --Pema Choedroen Pema Choedroen is treasured around the
world for her unique ability to transmit teachings and practices
that bring peace, understanding, and compassion into our lives.
With How to Meditate, the American-born Tibetan Buddhist nun
presents her first book exploring in depth what she considers the
essentials for a lifelong practice. More and more people are
beginning to recognize a profound inner longing for authenticity,
connection, and aliveness. Meditation, Pema explains, gives us a
golden key to address this yearning. This step-by-step guide shows
readers how to honestly meet and openly relate with the mind,
embrace the fullness of our experience, and live in a wholehearted
way as we discover: - The basics of meditation, from getting
settled and the six points of posture to working with your breath
and cultivating an attitude of unconditional friendliness - The
Seven Delights--how moments of difficulty can become doorways to
awakening and love - Shamatha (or calm abiding), the art of
stabilizing the mind to remain present with whatever arises -
Thoughts and emotions as "sheer delight"--instead of obstacles--in
meditation "I think ultimately why we practice is so that we can
become completely loving people, and this is what the world needs,"
writes Pema Choedroen. How to Meditate is an essential book from
this wise teacher to assist each one of us in this virtuous goal.
In massmarket for the first time, Start Where You Are is an
indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a
compassionate heart, from bestselling author Pema Chodron. With
insight and humour, she presents down-to-earth guidance on how to
make friends with ourselves and develop genuine compassion towards
others. This book shows how we can 'start where we are' by
embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives.
Pema Chodron frames her teachings on compassion around fifty-nine
traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims, or slogans, such as: 'Always
apply a joyful state of mind', 'Always meditate on whatever
provokes resentment' and 'Be grateful to everyone'. Working with
these slogans and through the practice of meditation, Start Where
You Are shows how we can all develop the courage to work with our
own inner pain and discover joy, well-being and confidence.
Here is a treasury of short selections from the best-selling books
of Pema Chodron, the beloved Tibetan Buddhist nun. Sized to fit
easily into a pocket or purse, this little book can be taken
anywhere, providing on-the-go inspiration. Topics of this book
include opening the heart; becoming fearless; breaking free of
destructive patterns; developing patience and joy; and, discovering
one's natural warmth, intelligence, and goodness.
When her granddaughter was accepted to Naropa University, the
celebrated author Pema Choedroen promised that she'd speak at the
commencement ceremony. Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better contains the
wisdom shared on that day. "What do we do when life doesn't go the
way we hoped?" begins Pema "We say, `I'm a failure." But what if
failing wasn't just "okay," but the most direct way to becoming a
more complete, loving, and fulfilled human being? Through the
insights of her own teachers and life journey, Pema Choedroen
offers us her heartfelt advice on how to face the unknown-in
ourselves and in the world-and how our missteps can open our eyes
to see new possibilities and purpose. For Pema's millions of
readers, prospective graduates, or anyone at a life crossroads,
this gem of clarity and reassurance is sure to find a welcome place
in many a kitchen, office, and backpack.
Inspiring teachings on what each of us can do to promote peace from
the inside out--now available as a Shambhala Pocket Classic.
With war and violence flaring all over the world, many of us are
left feeling vulnerable and utterly helpless. In this book Pema
Chodron draws on Buddhist teachings to explore the origins of
aggression, hatred, and war, explaining that they lie nowhere but
within our own hearts and minds. She goes on to offer practical
techniques any of us can use to work for peace in our own lives, at
the level of our habits of thought and action. It's never too late,
she tells us, to look within and discover a new way of living and
transform not only our personal lives but our whole world.
This is a pocket-sized reissue of "Practicing Peace in Times of
War."
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