en-US Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:02:17 -0800 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 815715 Start Where You Are is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Chödrön presents down-to-earth guidance on how we can "start where we are"—embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives. Pema Chödrön frames her teachings on compassion around fifty-nine traditional Tibetan Buddhist maxims, or slogans, such as: "Always apply only a joyful state of mind," "Don't seek others' pain as the limbs of your own happiness," and "Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment."

Working with these slogans and through the practice of meditation, Start Where You Are shows how we can all develop the courage to work with our inner pain and discover joy, well-being, and confidence.]]> 176 Pema Chödrön 1570628394 Emily 5 4.22 1994
author: Pema Chödrön
name: Emily
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1994
rating: 5
read at: 2007/11/01
date added: 2008/01/27
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I learned to dig deep into myself, both the parts I like and the parts I don't like, know them and live with them gracefully. I feel like a new, positive, confident person able to say and do what comes from my genuine self, my genuine open-hearted desires. A must read for anyone feeling lost or troubled.
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