The Pocket Pema Chodron
Shambhala · Print & ebook · December 9, 2008
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- Who it’s for
- Short Buddhist teachings bring patience, kindness, and mindfulness into view amid everyday struggles.
- Themes
- Breaking destructive patterns, Patience, kindness, and joy, Meditation and mindfulness
- Genres
- Buddhism - General, Meditation, Buddhist Thought
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A portable collection of short inspirational readings by “one of the world's wisest women”—the American Buddhist teacher and author of When Things Fall Apart (O, the Oprah Magazine) Pema Chödrön, beloved Buddhist nun and best-selling author, offers this treasury of 108 short selections from her more than four decades of study and writings.
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Here she presents teachings on breaking free of destructive patterns; developing patience, kindness, and joy amid our everyday struggles; becoming fearless; and unlocking our natural warmth, intelligence, and goodness. Designed for on-the-go inspiration, this is a perfect guide to Buddhist principles and the foundations of meditation and mindfulness. The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts. The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life.
Small Teachings, Daily Life
Short Buddhist teachings bring patience, kindness, and mindfulness into view amid everyday struggles.
Come here for
- 108 brief readings drawn from Pema Chödrön’s study and writing
- A clear introduction to Buddhist principles and meditation foundations
Expect
- Compact reflections on destructive patterns, fearlessness, and natural warmth
- Readings designed for inspiration on the go
Where it sits
| Meditation | 62% |
|---|---|
| Buddhism - General | 55% |
| Buddhist Thought | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Meditation
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Authors
- Pema Chödrön
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Published
- December 9, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Breaking destructive patterns · Patience, kindness, and joy · Meditation and mindfulness
- Reading lane
- Meditation