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Getting Unstuck
- Breaking Your Habitual Patterns and Encountering Naked Reality
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
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Making Friends with Your Mind
- The Key to Contentment
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Have you ever found yourself thinking your way into a tangle of fret, frustration, or gloom? And then something small - a few kind words, the sun glancing through the clouds, a warm cup of tea - gave you a welcome pause from all your inner chatter? With Making Friends with Your Mind, that's what Pema Chödrön helps us to do, not by chance but with our full intention: to stop fighting with our thoughts and reopen ourselves to wonder as naturally as we breathe.
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A new path to explore.
- By Arnella on 2022-09-19
Written by: Pema Chödrön
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When Things Fall Apart
- Heart Advice for Difficult Times
- Written by: Pema Chodron
- Narrated by: Christy Meyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
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How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart—when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy.
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The Pema Chodron Audio Collection
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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Pema Chodron, one of the West's most beloved teachers of Buddhism, makes the Tibetan vajrayana tradition accessible in today's world. Now three of her most popular teachings are available in one audiobook set.
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Blessing
- By Dawn on 2018-10-13
Written by: Pema Chödrön
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Coming Closer to Ourselves
- Making Everything the Path of Awakening
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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In challenging times, why do so many of us turn to Pema Chödrön for guidance? Many say that it’s her honest and caring way of communicating the core teachings of Buddhism - not just conceptually, but directly from her heart to ours. In these inspiring sessions, she teaches us how to give that compassion to the person we neglect most often - ourselves.
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When Pain is the Doorway
- Awakening in the Most Difficult Circumstances
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
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What if the full sense of our aliveness were only to be found amidst our most challenging times and difficult experiences? In pain and crisis, teaches Pema Chödrön, there lies a hidden doorway to freedom that appears to us only when we're sure that there is no way out. In these intimate audio learning sessions, Pema Chödrön helps us distinguish the triggers or external events that we blame for our suffering from the deeper habitual patterns that feed our anger, fear, or sadness.
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short but powerful
- By Matthew Simons on 2021-12-18
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The Three Commitments
- Walking the Path of Liberation
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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Tibetan Buddhism describes three gates that everyone must pass through on the road to spiritual liberation. With the Three Commitments, Pema Chodron brings her unique blend of insight and gentle instruction to guide practitioners through each of these thresholds as they seek the source of true happiness. As Pema explains, suffering arises when we resist the laws of impermenance-the fact that everything we know, including ourselves, will one day die.
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part way update
- By EO on 2023-01-13
Written by: Pema Chödrön
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Making Friends with Your Mind
- The Key to Contentment
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Have you ever found yourself thinking your way into a tangle of fret, frustration, or gloom? And then something small - a few kind words, the sun glancing through the clouds, a warm cup of tea - gave you a welcome pause from all your inner chatter? With Making Friends with Your Mind, that's what Pema Chödrön helps us to do, not by chance but with our full intention: to stop fighting with our thoughts and reopen ourselves to wonder as naturally as we breathe.
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A new path to explore.
- By Arnella on 2022-09-19
Written by: Pema Chödrön
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When Things Fall Apart
- Heart Advice for Difficult Times
- Written by: Pema Chodron
- Narrated by: Christy Meyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
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How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart—when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy.
Written by: Pema Chodron
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The Pema Chodron Audio Collection
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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Pema Chodron, one of the West's most beloved teachers of Buddhism, makes the Tibetan vajrayana tradition accessible in today's world. Now three of her most popular teachings are available in one audiobook set.
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Blessing
- By Dawn on 2018-10-13
Written by: Pema Chödrön
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Coming Closer to Ourselves
- Making Everything the Path of Awakening
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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In challenging times, why do so many of us turn to Pema Chödrön for guidance? Many say that it’s her honest and caring way of communicating the core teachings of Buddhism - not just conceptually, but directly from her heart to ours. In these inspiring sessions, she teaches us how to give that compassion to the person we neglect most often - ourselves.
Written by: Pema Chödrön
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When Pain is the Doorway
- Awakening in the Most Difficult Circumstances
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
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What if the full sense of our aliveness were only to be found amidst our most challenging times and difficult experiences? In pain and crisis, teaches Pema Chödrön, there lies a hidden doorway to freedom that appears to us only when we're sure that there is no way out. In these intimate audio learning sessions, Pema Chödrön helps us distinguish the triggers or external events that we blame for our suffering from the deeper habitual patterns that feed our anger, fear, or sadness.
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short but powerful
- By Matthew Simons on 2021-12-18
Written by: Pema Chödrön
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The Three Commitments
- Walking the Path of Liberation
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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Tibetan Buddhism describes three gates that everyone must pass through on the road to spiritual liberation. With the Three Commitments, Pema Chodron brings her unique blend of insight and gentle instruction to guide practitioners through each of these thresholds as they seek the source of true happiness. As Pema explains, suffering arises when we resist the laws of impermenance-the fact that everything we know, including ourselves, will one day die.
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part way update
- By EO on 2023-01-13
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Bodhisattva Mind
- Teachings to Cultivate Courage and Awareness in the Midst of Suffering
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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What if you could cultivate the mind of a bodhisattva -- one who has dedicated one's life to the benefit of others? According to Pema Chödrön, best-selling author and American-born Buddhist nun, you can. On Bodhisattva Mind, she examines sheshin, or "guarding alertness", and the other qualities of mind we need to develop on the path to enlightenment.
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Engaging and brilliant
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-11-24
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Noble Heart
- A Self-Guided Retreat on Befriending Your Obstacles
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Learn how to use the gift of pain with Pema Chödrön, a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition. She teaches that it is in suffering where you will find the seeds of your awakening and that vulnerability is actually your greatest spiritual resource. You'll learn how to create your own spiritual retreat, the key teachings necessary for cultivating your own "soft spot" - the gateway to your own noble heart, the promise of the Four Limitless Ones, and the teachings on the Six Paramitas: the Buddha's own map of the journey to enlightenment. This program was recorded within the peaceful shrine room of Gampo Abbey, Chödrön's home on the cliffs of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
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Not her best performance. A lot of dead air time.
- By Anonymous User on 2023-07-01
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Don't Bite the Hook
- Finding Freedom from Anger, Resentment, and Other Destructive Emotions
- Written by: Pema Chodron
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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Life has a way of provoking us with traffic jams and computer malfunctions, with emotionally distant partners and crying children—and before we know it, we're upset. We feel terrible, and then we end up saying and doing things that only make matters worse. But it doesn't have to be that way, says Pema Chödrön. It is possible to relate constructively to the inevitable shocks, losses, and frustrations of life so that we can find true happiness. The key, Pema explains, is not biting the "hook" of our habitual responses.
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Well needed direction
- By Dustin on 2020-10-24
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Unconditional Confidence
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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Pema Chodron is one of today's leading meditation teachers. With more than one million books sold to date, she draws sold out crowds across the U.S. and Canada. On Unconditional Confidence, she offers two accessible sessions to help anyone find courage in times of challenge and change.
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Welcoming the Unwelcome
- Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Claire Foy
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
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In her first new book of spiritual teachings in over seven years, Pema Chödrön offers a combination of wisdom, heartfelt reflections, and the signature mix of humor and insight that have made her a beloved figure to turn to during times of change. In an increasingly polarized world, Pema shows us how to strengthen our abilities to find common ground, even when we disagree, and influence our environment in positive ways.
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Life Saver
- By Anonymous User on 2023-09-27
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Walking the Walk
- Putting the Teachings into Practice When It Matters Most
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
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It's one thing to hear a life-changing truth or to have a conceptual grasp on spiritual wisdom. But it’s another thing to "walk the walk" - or to put into practice the good advice we've been given. What does it mean to walk the walk in our everyday lives? According to Pema Chödrön, it means being down-to-earth, genuine, and perhaps most importantly, it means engaging in the teachings in order to actively confront anything and everything we’ve heretofore rejected in our attempts to find happiness.
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The Places That Scare You
- A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Joanna Rotte
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
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Here Pema provides the tools to deal with the problems and difficulties that life throws our way. This wisdom is always available to us, she teaches, but we usually block it with habitual patterns rooted in fear. Beyond that fear lies a state of openheartedness and tenderness. This audiobook teaches us how to awaken our basic goodness and connect with others, to accept ourselves and others complete with faults and imperfections, and to stay in the present moment by seeing through the strategies of ego that cause us to resist life as it is.
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So much wisdom!
- By JPal on 2018-09-19
Written by: Pema Chödrön
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How to Meditate with Pema Chodron
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
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In How to Meditate with Pema Chodron, the American-born Tibetan Buddhist nun and best-selling author presents her first complete spoken-word course for those new to meditation. Through traditional insights and her personal guidance in 12 sitting sessions, Pema Chodron will help you honestly meet with, and compassionately relate to, your mind.
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Amazing guide to meditate
- By kiana on 2018-09-17
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Embracing the Unknown
- Life Lessons from the Tibetan Book of the Dead
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
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Pema Chödrön presents her first live talk on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. With Embracing the Unknown, she reveals how one of Buddhism’s most revered texts contains essential guidance not only for understanding the mysteries of life, death, and rebirth - but also profound wisdom for living fearlessly in “the bardo of this life”. Experience one of today’s most beloved spiritual teachers at her best as she helps us navigate fear, doubt, and uncertainty with a compassionate and open heart.
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Enjoyed Pema; Questions Less So
- By Friendly Mum on 2019-06-23
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How We Live Is How We Die
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Olivia Darnley
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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As 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. And accompanying each ending is a beginning, though it may be unclear what the beginning holds. 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.
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Deep wisdom
- By Silla von Brandenstein on 2023-05-12
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Noble Heart
- A Self-Guided Retreat on Befriending Your Obstacles
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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You can't get away from suffering. That's the good news, teaches Pema Chodron. For at the core of your most painful experiences, you will find the seeds of your awakening. On Noble Heart, this best-selling author and Tibetan Buddhist nun shows you how vulnerability is our greatest spiritual resource amid life's difficulties. Using special meditations and teachings, she shows how to cultivate your own noble heart, one that sheds its armor, and opens fearlessly to both heartache and delight.
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Great insight as always
- By Tamara Matiasso on 2018-06-13
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Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better
- Wise Advice for Leaning into the Unknown
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
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When her granddaughter was accepted to Naropa University, the celebrated author Pema Chödrön promised that she'd speak at the commencement ceremony. Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better contains the wisdom shared on that day. "What do we do when life doesn't go the way we hoped?" begins Pema. "We say 'I'm a failure.'" But what if failing wasn't just "okay"... but the most direct way to becoming a more complete, loving, and fulfilled human being?
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Beautiful
- By Alana on 2020-06-02
Written by: Pema Chödrön
Publisher's Summary
On this new, full-length recording, Pema Chodron, best-selling 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 Chodron to discover more about:
An urge comes up, we succumb to it, and it becomes stronger, teaches Pema Chodron. We reinforce our cravings, habits, and addictions by giving into them repeatedly. On Getting Unstuck, Chodron 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.
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"Chodron demonstrates how effective the Buddhist point of view can be in bringing order into disordered lives." (Publishers Weekly)
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- A. Vernon
- 2020-01-03
Never enough
Pema Chodron's voice is comforting. I'm going to listen to this audiobook a few more times.
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- EXPMA
- 2018-06-30
healing power for the mind and soul
I love Pema Chodron's recordings.
They are my go-to for clarity, being and wellness and I refer them to all my loved ones.
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- nb
- 2023-09-02
Simple, helpful, insightful
The simplicity and clarity of Pema Chodron’s approach makes is easy to tend to this difficult topic many struggle with. She provides clear and manageable tools and practices.
She is also a great narrator. I love her absolute honesty and lightness!
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- Andrea Clarke
- 2022-12-08
Loved it!
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Pema Chödrön in this recording of a workshop. It was well recorded, easy to listen to, and very enjoyable. I got a lot out of it as well. I’m going to listen many more times.
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- R Fagnan
- 2021-06-05
A Gem !
Pema Chodron is a gift. Her clarity, wisdom and humour shine brightly. This book is a succinct explanation of one of the most profound and simple approaches to being human, dealing with our “monkey minds” and connecting with our innate goodness and compassion. Such a gift!!!
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- SJ S
- 2021-05-28
Pema Rocks
Infinitely relateable. Persistently inspiring. The sound of her voice steadies my heart head and hand.
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- Donna Metz
- 2021-05-11
Attachment is suffering
Listen to this if you are looking for inspiration to meditate or be more aware
Her humour and humility were amazing.
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- Nancy
- 2021-04-23
Very Interesting
This is my first book of this kind, so pretty much all concepts were new to me, but I found the way of thinking very interesting. It has inspired me to look further into it.
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- Sam
- 2021-04-22
Cheapest trip to an Abbey you can buy.
This is an audio recording of some lectures that she did which I didn’t realize, so the quality of the recording surprised me initially. But don’t let that deter you! I really enjoyed the intimacy of this listen. If you can’t make it to hear a talk by Pema in person, then this is the next best thing. Cheapest trip to an Abbey you can buy.
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- Kryton2725
- 2008-05-28
I'm Still Scratching...But...
I've lost track of how many times I have listened to this book... at least 5 times... I always hear something new each time... (big surprise huh?..)... She is a delight!... Yes... I'm still still scratching... But... her insights have allowed me to see the itch... Just listening has brought about a very profound understanding of the itch we all have (any one of several hundred thousand or several million things)... and increased my awareness to the next level... For anyone on "The Path"... this is a Very Special Book and MUST LISTEN!!.... Thank you for reading my review...
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- CrzGzr
- 2008-12-01
Subtle help and healing
I listened to this a few times and it seemed interesting but nothing clicked. Then I started experiencing my usual anxiety before the holiday arrival of my 'high maintenance" in-laws; I listened to the audio again and it calmed me and helped me realize their behavior need not effect me. During the visit, I remained focused, no buttons were pushed and I was able to speak up and stand on my own feet metaphorically. I also was able to analyze some of their more hurtful comments and realize they came from places within their history and had nothing to do with me. It was an almost fun visit, at the very least survivable. The only downside is that hey had so much fun they are coming back much sooner than usual.
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- JB from OlyWa
- 2007-05-13
Don't Need A Crowbar
This is a wonderful, very helpful talk about how to enter into your life completely. Pema's main point has to do with "Learning to Stay", which refers to the fact that we stay stuck because we run away from things we don't like and therefore never learn the lessons that these events/feelings are offering us.
This audiobook is very easy to listen to and doesn't contain a whole lot of Buddhist jargon. Pema does use a few Tibetan terms but explains them very well so that they become part of your vocabulary.
Overall, this book is extremely practical and offers valuable practices we can use to make our lives happier. I would say that is a pretty good return on your investment.
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- Annie M.
- 2009-05-12
Concrete solutions for addictive behavior
WISDOM FOR ALL, NOT JUST BUDDHISTS: If you have already ventured into mindfulness meditation (if not, check out Jon kabat-Zinn's "Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners" or one of Chodron's introductory books), then this is a great next step, especially if you want to get unstuck from "sticky" issues that hold us all back.
Pema speaks compassionately in her lyrical, embracing voice about coming to terms with issues such as anger, fear, and substance abuse. There are several very useful Q & A sessions, in which Chodron counsels audience members struggling with obsessions. From food to the rage that can sometimes live in activists who want to change the world for the better, Pema offers concrete solution.
This book offers readers the courage to face--and embrace--sticky issues. If you are seeking help for alcohol abuse, food addictions, rage, or grief--then Chodron's advice will help. I will listen to this audio book over and over. It pours a lot of wisdom and hope into my earbuds.
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- James
- 2005-10-24
The Essence of Practice
Pema Chodron is one of the few teachers that can cut to the heart of the human condition with gentleness. The ability to lay bare the harshest truths of ourselves while still holding us in the heart of true compassion is her signature. I found myself willing to experiment and apply these practices to areas of life which I've been protecting.
This series of talks covers the practice of shamatha meditation in great depth, coming at it from several different angles. It specializes in the mechanism of attachment and the role this plays in our suffering, especially in the form of repeating patterns and addictions.
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- Julie
- 2006-12-17
Golden
Five out of five! Why not? We each have a point of view, each as valid as the next.
How rare and fortunate: to experience the teachings of Pema Chodron as if you were right there with her, sitting on your cushion, knees aching, back screaming, skin crawling, mind racing -- wondering, worrying, evaluating, judging, pressing, pushing, pulling, loving, hating -- struggling to stay awake, falling asleep, inspired beyond words, dazed with clarity, lost in convoluted complexity of authentic, screaming to get up and out of the room, out of your life and into another, more manageable one. And then she laughs at herself.... And you laugh uncontrollably at yourself.... a blissful moment of utter relief.
Then - Repeat.
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- Jackie
- 2008-03-02
Thank you Pema
Wow. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is suffering in the past. Pema is a delight to listen to, I am not a book on tape person, but she is easy on the ears and engaging. I was so moved in parts of this speech, due to her kind and gentle voice, that explained things I was unable to recognize. I will be purchasing more of her audio books, as she has a lot more to teach me.
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- Kim
- 2009-12-20
Everyone Must Listen
This audio is so inspiring, spiritual, and personal. Pema Chodron's naration is exquisit, she is so turely compasionate in helping us touch our own soul. She helped me go deep inside and look into my soul to really understand my true emotions and gave me the teaching necessary to go deep and step outside of my self, letting go of ego as well as fear bringing my meditation to a higher level.
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- Kirk McElhearn
- 2007-04-09
So-so...
I've read a fair number of books on Buddhism, and find it interesting to listen to teachings given extemporaneaously as well. I had never read or heard Pema Chodron before this, and find her spoken style to be quite attractive. However, there is little Buddhism in this recording, and little about meditation - there is much more what would, in different trappings, be called "pop psychology" than anything else. Sure, she gives some interesting insights, but not much of what she says really has a lot to do with Buddhism or meditation.
I'm sure others will feel differently, and perhaps this is the direction in which western Buddhism is moving - a merging of pop psychology and meditation with an emphasis on the former. Or, at least, perhaps this is what people want to hear under the category "Buddhism". I don't know; to each their own.
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- William
- 2008-12-06
Loved it!
You wold think Buddhism would be boring but Pema was so funny and engaging that I would like to this over and over and over again.
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