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Loading... The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessnessby Pema Chödrön (otherwise under Pema Chödrön)
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. The title is potentially a bit misleading. This is essentially a general introduction to Pema Chodron's style of Buddhism which she learned from her teacher Chogyam Trungpa. She has a lovely literary voice and it is a very nice introduction, but if, based on the title, you were looking for something with a specific focus on dealing with fear, you may be disappointed. (  ) fyoder | Feb 14, 2009 |  Pema Chodron is a Buddhist nun with a gift for wit and words. Her writings about Buddhist principles are fun to read, accessible and understandable. I have turned to her books in times of grief and despair and been inspired and comforted each time. ( ) chersbookitlist | Aug 10, 2008 | Less inspiring than her previous ones, but still good. On the other hand, with this kind of book even more than with others, one can get very different things out of reading it at different times -- depending on one's situation, state of mind, and where one is at the time; so my evaluation may have as much to do with me as with the book itself. (  ) AnnaOok | Apr 8, 2008 | Not my favorite Pema book, but maybe that's because I read it last and they start to sound the same. Hanuman2 | Dec 16, 2007 | Chodron, a well known American buddhist monk in the Shambhala tradition, uses beautiful language that is easy to follow and undertand, along with great (relevant!) examples to talk about the different paths we can take to begin practicing bodhicitta (lovingkindness and the wish for all beings to attain enlightenment). A very practical book that is short, but full of depth. (  ) dancingwaves | May 29, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 000718350X, Paperback)We always have a choice, Pema Chödrön 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 kinder. Pema’s previous works provided the inspiration and guidance to confront the problems and difficulties that life throws our way. Here she provides the specific tools to deal with them—to cultivate the awakened, compassionate ability to open our hearts and minds to our own suffering and that of others. This wisdom is always available to us, Pema teaches, but we usually block it with habitual patterns rooted in fear. Beyond that fear lies a state of openheartedness and tenderness.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:51 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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