![]() ![]() In How We Live Is How We Die, Pema Chödrön shares her wisdom for working with this flow of life-learning to live with ease, joy, and compassion through uncertainty, embracing new beginnings, and ultimately preparing for death with curiosity and openness rather than fear. And accompanying each ending is a beginning, though it may be unclear what the beginning holds. Pema has two children and three grandchildren.ĭiscover newfound freedom in life’s ever-constant flow of endings and beginnings with the wise words of Pema Chödrön, beloved Buddhist nun and bestselling author of When Things Fall ApartĪs much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment-the end of a breath, the end of a day, the end of a relationship, and ultimately the end of life. She taught as an elementary school teacher for many years in both New Mexico and California. Here is a indispensable book from the meditation teacher who remains a first choice for students the world over.Īni Pema Chödrön is an Americanborn Tibetian Buddhist nun and best selling author. Thoughts and emotions as “sheer delight”– instead of obstaclesin meditation.Shamatha (or calm abiding), the art of stabilizing the mind to remain present with whatever arises.Gentleness, patience and humor – three ingredients for a wellbalanced practice.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.This comprehensive guide shows readers how to honestly meet and openly relate with the mind to embrace the fullness of our experience as we discover: ![]() Meditation, Pema explains, gives us a golden key to address this yearning. More and more people are beginning to recognize a profound inner longing for authenticity, connection, compassion, and aliveness. Particularly in these difficult times, this advice strikes just the right note, offering us comfort and challenging us to live deeply and contribute to creating a more loving world.Ī Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind Her heartfelt advice and wisdom (developed in her 20 years of practice as a Tibetan Buddhist nun as well as her years previously as a normal ‘housewife and mother’) give her a wide appeal. Pema Chodron is a spiritual teacher for anyone – whether they have a spiritual path or not. This title went straight onto the bestseller lists in the USA when it was originally published. Her wisdom cuts across all traditions and religions – appealing to everyone from the Dalai Lama’s followers to ordinary people trying to make sense of their lives. Her fans come from all religions and none. ![]() In her lively, contemporary voice, Chodron translates the wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for the layperson. This book shows us how to awaken our basic goodness and connect to others. We always have a choice, Pema Chodron teaches: We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us and make us increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kind. One of the most inspiring spiritual teachers of our time offers simple, practical advice for living with less fear, less anxiety and a more open heart. This advice strikes just the right note, offering us comfort and challenging us to live deeply and contribute to creating a more loving world. Recently profiled in Oprah’s O magazine, Pema Chödrön is a spiritual teacher for anyone – whether they have a spiritual path or not. This accessible guide to compassionate living shows us how we can use painful emotions to cultivate wisdom, compassion and courage, ways of communication that lead to openness and true intimacy with others, practices for reversing our negative habitual patterns, methods for working with chaotic situations and ways to cultivate compassionate, energetic social action Pema Chödrön teaches that there is a fundamental opportunity for happiness right within our reach, yet we usually miss it – ironically, while we are caught up in attempt to escape pain and suffering. Pema Chödrön reveals the vast potential for happiness, wisdom and courage even in the most painful circumstances. ![]()
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