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Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron

Start Where You Are

A Guide to Compassionate Living

A Guide to Compassionate Living

A Guide to Compassionate Living

A Guide to Compassionate Living

By Pema Chodron

By Pema Chodron

By Pema Chodron

By Pema Chodron

By Pema Chodron

By Pema Chodron

By Pema Chodron

By Pema Chodron

Part of Shambhala Library

Category: Religion | Philosophy | Personal Growth

Category: Religion | Philosophy | Personal Growth

Category: Religion | Philosophy | Personal Growth

Category: Religion | Philosophy | Personal Growth

Paperback $14.95

Aug 21, 2001 | 176 Pages

Paperback $16.95

Jun 26, 2018 | 192 Pages

Hardcover $18.95

Mar 09, 2004 | 240 Pages

Ebook $13.99

Aug 21, 2001 | 176 Pages

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    About Start Where You Are

    Start Where You Are is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Chödrön presents down-to-earth guidance on how we can "start where we are"—embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives. Pema Chödrön frames her teachings on compassion around fifty-nine traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims, or slogans, such as: "Always apply only a joyful state of mind," "Don’t seek others’ pain as the limbs of your own happiness," and "Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment."

    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 inner pain and discover joy, well-being, and confidence.

    About Start Where You Are

    Start Where You Are is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Chödrön presents down-to-earth guidance on how we can "start where we are"—embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives. Pema Chödrön frames her teachings on compassion around fifty-nine traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims, or slogans, such as: "Always apply only a joyful state of mind," "Don’t seek others’ pain as the limbs of your own happiness," and "Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment."

    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 inner pain and discover joy, well-being, and confidence.

    About Start Where You Are

    This is a beautiful, gift book edition (with a ribbon marker) of a modern-day classic. Start Where You Are is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Chödrön, author of The Wisdom of No Escape and When Things Fall Apart, presents down-to-earth guidance on how to make friends with ourselves and develop genuine compassion toward others. The author shows how we can “start where we are” by embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives. Pema Chödrön frames her teachings on compassion around fifty-nine traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims, or slogans, such as:

       •  “Always apply a joyful state of mind”
       •  “Don’t seek others’ pain as the limbs of your own happiness”
       •  “Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment”


    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.

    About Start Where You Are

    Start Where You Are is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Chödrön presents down-to-earth guidance on how we can “start where we are”—embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives. Pema Chödrön frames her teachings on compassion around fifty-nine traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims, or slogans, such as: “Always apply only a joyful state of mind,” “Don’t seek others’ pain as the limbs of your own happiness,” and “Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment.”

    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 inner pain and discover joy, well-being, and confidence.

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    Also by Pema Chodron

    The Pocket Pema Chödrön
    The Compassion Book
    Pema Chödrön's Compassion Cards
    Vivir bellamente (Living Beautifully)
    The Heart of Bravery
    See all books by Pema Chodron

    Also by Pema Chodron

    The Pocket Pema Chödrön
    The Compassion Book
    Pema Chödrön's Compassion Cards
    Vivir bellamente (Living Beautifully)
    The Heart of Bravery
    See all books by Pema Chodron

    About Pema Chodron

    Pema Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun and one of the foremost students of Chögyam Trungpa, the renowned meditation master. She is the author of The Wisdom of No Escape, Start Where You Are, and The Places That Scare You,… More about Pema Chodron

    About Pema Chodron

    Pema Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun and one of the foremost students of Chögyam Trungpa, the renowned meditation master. She is the author of The Wisdom of No Escape, Start Where You Are, and The Places That Scare You,… More about Pema Chodron

    About Pema Chodron

    Pema Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun and one of the foremost students of Chögyam Trungpa, the renowned meditation master. She is the author of The Wisdom of No Escape, Start Where You Are, and The Places That Scare You,… More about Pema Chodron

    About Pema Chodron

    Pema Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun and one of the foremost students of Chögyam Trungpa, the renowned meditation master. She is the author of The Wisdom of No Escape, Start Where You Are, and The Places That Scare You,… More about Pema Chodron

    Product Details

    Paperback | $14.95
    Published by Shambhala
    Aug 21, 2001 | 176 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9781570628399

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Shambhala
    Jun 26, 2018 | 192 Pages | 5-1/4 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9781611805970

    Hardcover | $18.95
    Published by Shambhala
    Mar 09, 2004 | 240 Pages | 4-1/4 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9781590301425

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Shambhala
    Aug 21, 2001 | 176 Pages | ISBN 9780834821163

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    Praise

    “Gives down-to-earth instructions for walking the Buddhist talk of compassion.”—Shambhala Sun

    “As one of Pema Chödrön’s grateful students, I have been learning the most pressing and necessary lesson of all: how to keep opening wider my own heart.”—Alice Walker

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