The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in

The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times (Shambhala Library)

Pema ChÃ¶drÃ¶n may have more good one-liners than a Groucho Marx retrospective, but this nun's stingers go straight to the heart: "The essence of bravery is being without self-deception"; "When we practice generosity, we become intimate with our grasping"; "Difficult people are the greatest teachers." These are the punctuations to specific teachings of fearlessness. In The Places That Scare You, ChÃ¶drÃ¶n introduces a host of the compassionate warriors' tools and concepts for transforming anxieties and negative emotions into positive living. Rather than steeling ourselves against hardship, she suggests we open ourselves to vulnerability; from this comes the loving kindness and compassion that are the wellsprings of joy. How do we achieve it? Through meditation, mindfulness, slogans, aspiration, and several other practices, such as tonglen, which is taking in the pain and suffering of others while sending out happiness to all--emphasis on the all. ChÃ¶drÃ¶n introduces each of these practices in turn, backing them up with succinct practical reasoning and a framework of ideas that offers fresh interpretations of familiar words like strength, laziness, and groundlessness. ChÃ¶drÃ¶n is the type of person you'd like to have with you in an emergency, and to deal with the extremes of daily life. In her absence, The Places That Scare You will do nicely. --Brian Bruya
Country USA
Brand Shambhala Publications
Manufacturer Shambhala Library
Binding Hardcover
Color Navy
ReleaseDate 2005-08-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590302651

Country	USA
Brand	Shambhala Publications
Manufacturer	Shambhala Library
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Navy
ReleaseDate	2005-08-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781590302651

The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times (Shambhala Library)

You might also like...