These teachings are simple, earthy, and alive. Pema's deep experience and her fresh way of looking at things are like mountain water-clear and refreshing, as good Dharma should be."
-JACK KORNFIELD, co-author of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom
PEMA CHODRON is an American Buddhist nun and one of the foremost students of Chogyam Trungpa, the renowned meditation master. She is director of Gampo Abbey, in Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America established for Westerners.
Awakening Loving-Kindness, Pema Chodron, Shambhala Publications, $6.95
Pema Chodron is an American Buddhist nun and one of the foremost students of Chogyam Trungpa, the renowned meditation master. She is director of Gampo Abbey, in Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America establied for Westerners. Ani (a Tibetan honorific for a nun) Pema has written many books, and has recorded on DVD, Video, Cd's and Cassettes many teachings, such as The Places That Scare You, Comfortable With Uncertainty, The Wisdom of No Escape, Start Where You Are, and the best seller, When Things Fall Apart.
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Preface |
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1 |
Loving-Kindness |
1 |
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Satisfaction |
8 |
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Finding Our Own True Nature |
13 |
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Precision, Gentleness, and Letting Go |
24 |
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The Wisdom of No Escape |
44 |
| 6 |
Joy |
49 |
| 7 |
Taking a Bigger Perspective |
55 |
| 8 |
No Such Thing as a True Story |
69 |
| 9 |
Weather and the Four Noble Truths |
79 |
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Not Too Tight, Not Too Loose |
91 |
| 11 |
Renunciation |
111 |
| 12 |
Sending and Taking |
123 |
| 13 |
Taking Refuge |
143 |
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The Four Reminders |
163 |
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Bibliography |
191 |
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Resources |
192 |
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