Start Where You Are : A Guide to Compassionate Living (Shambhala Classics)
by
Pema Chodron*
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Amazon Description:
Pema Chodron is a Buddhist nun for regular folks. Having raised a family of her own, she doesn't shy away from persistent troubles and the basic meatiness of life. In fact, in Start Where You Are, Chodron tries to get us to see that the faults and foibles in each of us now are the perfect ingredients for creating a better life. No need to wait for a quieter time or a more settled mind. The trick Chodron says is to repattern ourselves, to transform bad habits into good by first opening ourselves to the groundlessness of existence. When the cliff dissolves beneath our feet, fear has a way of actually lessening. Fearlessness opens the way to recognizing our pushy egos and that rather than being cursed with original sin, we are blessed with an original soft spot--the squishy feeling inside that we all have, that is the seat of true compassion, and that we all do our best to armor over. Chodron is the kind of teacher who has seen it all and keeps pushing us back into ourselves until there's no one left to wrestle with but a certain recalcitrant image in the mirror. --Brian Bruya
Added on: Thursday, July 27 2006
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this book and “Wisdom of No Escape” are my two favorites by her. both were instrumental at a pivotal point in my life of reconfiguring my thinking. profound thoughts on emotional and consciousness navigation. friends and i have called her the goddess of rough times. transformative work. i definitely prefer this book and wisdom of no escape to her book 'when things fall apart' which i think of as her weakest book (but has a great title).