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Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living (Shambhala Classics)
Pema Chodron
Shambhala, 2001
Beautiful book
I truly enjoyed this book as it awakened a sense of compassion for myself and others, with insight and humor Pema Chodron guided me to a state of joy, and well being. I also discovered the 59 traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims and was able to relate them to every day ...
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How to Meditate With Pema Chodron: A Practical Guide to Making Friends With Your Mind
Pema Chodron
Sounds True, 2007
Wonderful.
This is a set of five instruction cds on the process of meditation, not a meditation cd. Contains five one hour (approximate)sessions, each building on the last, with a short meditation time included. For those looking not for guided mediation but for instruction on ...
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The Pema Chodron Audio Collection: Pure Meditation:Good Medicine:From Fear to Fearlessness
Pema Chodron
Sounds True, 2004
Pure Meditation - great product
Have you seen that ad on TV - "Your mind controls you, but do you control your mind?" Pema Chocdron shows you how to stop the incessant noise and criticism of your mind by finding a space where ideas are allowed, but teh spontaneous reaction to those ideas is not. By ...
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Don't Bite the Hook: Finding Freedom from Anger, Resentment, and Other Destructive Emotions
Pema Chodron
Shambhala Audio, 2007
Philosophy delivered in common sense style
Pema Chodron explains the Buddhist philosophy in this as well as her many other CDs in a clear, relevant manner with just the right touch of humor relating to the human condition. She has mastered the philosophy, yet her modesty lets the listener know that she has ...
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The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
Pema Chodron
Shambhala, 2007
Calming, inspiring reminder...
I love listening to this tape. I put it on and start it over again when it is done. I find it totally inspiring to listen to the writing of this wise Buddhist monk.
My only criticism is that the woman who reads the book (beautiful voice, by the way). She pronounces ...
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Turning the Mind Into an Ally
Sakyong Mipham
Riverhead Trade, 2004
Removing the Clutter from your Mind
Sayong Mipham has produced an easy to digest book involving the basic principles of meditation. At the risk of being overly simplistic, "Turning the Mind into an Ally" involves removing the clutter that crowds the mind. To employ Mipham's own metaphor, our minds ...
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The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness
Pema Chodron
Shambhala, 2001
Very practical, accessible and well-written....
This is one of my favorite books by Pema Chodron. It not only does a very good job of describing the essence of Buddhism, but it goes beyond that in making Tibetan Buddhism more understandable and relevant to a Western audience without deveating from the tradition. ...
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Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
Pema Chodron
Shambhala, 2008
RX: Listen and repeat
I listen to Pema CDs in my car. My only problem is that when I park, I wait for Pema to complete a thought so I can turn off the car. But she keeps going seamlessly on. These CDs are a reading of her book, which was written in complete sentences. So I can turn off the ...
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Getting Unstuck: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns & Encountering Naked Reality
Pema Chodron
Sounds True, 2004
Something everyone should listen to
This CD set is taken from a series of classes given by Pema Chodron to help us to understand that we can have some control over the thoughts and emotions that enter our minds. Although meditation is the primary tool used by Buddhists to be become of aware of and work ...
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Pema Chodron
Shambhala, 2005
Pema Chodron Shines
This book is written for those who don't necessarily indentify as Buddhists, and/or don't practice Buddhist doctrines. That being said, this is a book that has helped many fledling Buddhists come to understand how the mind works, how one can tame the ego, and make ...
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No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva
Pema Chodron
Shambhala, 2007
If you're wanting to be a peacemaker...
Pema Chodron's book is not for everyone Unlike some of her more popular books, this text stays closer to tradition: it is a line-by-line commentary on an ancient text, "The Way of the Boddhisattva." I bought it not knowing quite what I expected: but what I did find ...
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Awakening Loving-Kindness (Shambhala Pocket Classics)
Pema Chodron
Shambhala, 1996
Good Intro. into practical and personal meditation
I picked this up on whim from my local library and was far from disappointed. I've been getting into a lot of the pocket classics lately, and this one is top five for me.
Chodron has helped me enter a simple kind of meditation called 'tonglen.' Unlike many forms ...
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The Compassion Box: Book, CD, and Card Deck
Pema Chodron
Shambhala, 2003
Peaceful, Practical, Valuable
I received "The Compassion Box" as a gift, not knowing at all what to expect. The first thing I did was pop in the CD and was immediately intrigued by Pema Chodron's voice and her message. She explains the principles of Tonglen meditation very simply so that if you ...
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Pema Chodron, Awakening the Heart 2009 Wall Calendar
Pema Chodron
Amber Lotus Publishing, 2008
Best-selling author Pema Chodron is a leading exponent of teachings on meditation and how they apply to everyday life. She is widely known for her charming and down-to-earth interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism for Western audiences. Pema studied under the meditation master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and is the resident teacher at Gampo Abbey in Cape ...
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Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings
Pema Chodron
Shambhala, 2002
A wonderful tool for self growth and discovery
I write this review because I think the other reviews herein did not do justice to this exquiste gem of Buddhist teaching. Ms Chodorn is eloquent and articulate in her delivery of helpful insights into the human condition and gentle and simple in her understanding of ...
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