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Loading... Getting Unstuck (2005)by Pema Chödrön
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) SurvivorsEdge | Mar 1, 2021 |  ) LoisSusan | Dec 10, 2020 | This book is about shenpa, thoughts that are loaded and trigger habitual and uncontrollable responses from us. By becoming unstuck from your shenpa, you can see and experience reality as it truly is. Uncomfortable situations or thoughts make us want to remove ourselves from the situations and relieve the pain they cause through cravings, addictions and habits. These shenpa may have been going on for a long time, even through past lives. By working with the shenpa, now, it may be possible to lessen or eradicate its hold on the meditator, freeing the person for meditation or even enlightenment. Pema explains such abstract content in her humorous and gentle way, giving suggestions toward improving oneself. She is amazing! She is one of the greatest teachers of our times. (  ) Sandralovesbooks | Jul 13, 2019 | ) bexaplex | Dec 15, 2015 | UUCanton | Feb 23, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML: Have you ever had an itch and not scratched it? In the Buddhist tradition, this points to a vast paradox: that by refraining from our urge to scratch, great peace and happiness is available. On Getting Unstuck, Pema Chödrön introduces a rare Tibetan teaching she received from her teacher, Dzigar Kontrul Rinpoche, and one that has become critical to her practice. Here, she unveils the mystery of an ineffable quality: a pre-emotional feeling that arises in us, brings us discomfort, and causes us to react by escaping the discomfort often with harmful habits. With Getting Unstuck, she offers us a first look at both the itch and the scratch, which Tibetan Buddhists call shenpa. On this full-length recording, Pema Chödrön, bestselling author and beloved American Buddhist nun, shows us how to recognize shenpa, catch it as it appears, and develop a playful, lively curiosity toward it. Join Pema Chödrön to discover more about: Critical mind—how to recognize this fundamental shenpa, and approach yourself and others with a sense of humor and loving-kindness Ways to unravel the patterns of self-denigration, and develop the fundamental maitri—loving-kindness—toward yourself How to cultivate acceptance of your irritability, insecurities, and other simply human traits Recognition, Refrain, Relaxing, and Resolve: the four R's of working with shenpa, and moreAn urge comes up, we succumb to it, and it becomes stronger, teaches Pema Chödrön. We reinforce our cravings, habits, and addictions by giving in to them repeatedly. On Getting Unstuck, Chödrön guides us through this sticky feeling, exploring the moments when we get hooked, and offers us tools for learning to stay with our uneasiness, soften our hearts toward ourselves and others, and live a more peaceful life in the fullness of the present moment. .No library descriptions found. |
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