This book is about how to awaken your genuine compassionate heart. The first step, says Pema Chodron is to Start Where You Are, to begin by developing unconditional compassion for yourself. This leads naturally to unconditional compassion for others. If we are willing to stand fully in our own shoes and never give up on ourselves, then we will be able to put ourselves in the shoes of others and never give up on them. This pathway to compassion is outlined in the Tibetan Buddhist text: ‘The Root Text of the Seven Points of Training the Mind’. Pema explains this text in modern terms, and also explores the beautiful Tibetan Buddhist practice of tonglen: relieving the sufferings of others and sending out healing to them by means of the breath.
235pp, 128mm x 197mm, softback, 2005
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