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The Places That Scare You

by Pema Chodron
Pema Chodron
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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. Here Pema provides the tools to deal with the difficulties that life throws our way so we can wholeheartedly accept ourselves and others, complete with imperfections stay in the present moment by seeing through strategies that cause us to resist life as it is tap into our natural reservoirs of humor, flexibility, courage, and wisdom courageously move toward what makes us feel insecure in a way that opens our heart and connects us with others.

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  • Release date

    August 19, 2016

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      • File size: 128190 KB
      • Duration: 04:27:03

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 1, 2002
      The Places That Scare You by Pema Chodron. Chodron, a Buddhist nun, offers plans of action for coping with anxiety, fear and uncertainty.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 30, 2001
      American Tibetan Buddhist nun Chödrön (When Things Fall Apart) teaches an intense form of meditation in which readers are encouraged to become "warrior-bodhisattvas," those who courageously confront suffering. Warrior-bodhisattvas, according to Chödrön, are willing to have their inner selves broken, while keeping their minds and hearts from shutting down. They take on suffering with compassion and loving-kindness, working through their own emotions of fear or anger to help alleviate others' pain. Chödrön highlights six traditional paramitas
      to model (generosity, discipline, patience, enthusiasm, meditation and unconditional wisdom) and cautions that ego, self-deception, unforgiveness and a grasping for permanence all present barriers to compassion. True meditation cultivates the qualities of steadfastness, clarity of vision and attention to the present moment. Despite the title, this book is more about generating compassion than facing fears. A few humorous vignettes are interspersed with the deeply philosophical text, such as when Chödrön describes discovering her boyfriend in an intimate embrace with another woman. She tried to throw something at the couple, but the thing she picked up was a priceless piece of pottery that belonged to their millionaire host. "The absurdity of the situation totally cut through my rage," she explains, noting that many times "wisdom is inherent in emotions." Moments such as these mitigate the intensity of this highly cerebral book, which will offer meaty reflections for the serious practitioner, but less guidance for the mere bookstore Buddhist. (Sept.)Forecast:This title will receive some terrific exposure this fall.
      Shambhala Sun will excerpt two chapters and feature Chödrön on the cover of its August/September issue, and
      New Age Journal will run an excerpt in September. In the pièce de résistance,
      O magazine will run a substantial profile on Chödrön in the October issue.

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