The Wisdom of No Escape
And the Path of Loving-kindness
Shambhala · Print & ebook · July 31, 2018
The “down-to-earth, unsentimental, [and] high-humored” Pema Chödrön classic on learning to face our lives just as they are (Los Angeles Times) It's true, as they say, that we can only love others when we first love ourselves—and we can only experience real joy when we stop running from pain.
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- Who it’s for
- Pema Chödrön offers a clear-eyed, gently humorous invitation to stop fleeing life’s difficult turns.
- Genres
- Buddhism - General, Meditation, Buddhist Thought
- Published
- Shambhala, July 31, 2018
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The “down-to-earth, unsentimental, [and] high-humored” Pema Chödrön classic on learning to face our lives just as they are (Los Angeles Times) It's true, as they say, that we can only love others when we first love ourselves—and we can only experience real joy when we stop running from pain. The key to understanding these truisms is simple but not easy: we must learn to open ourselves up to life in all its manifestations.
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Here, spiritual teacher and When Things Fall Apart author Pema Chödrön presents a uniquely practical approach to doing just that, showing us the true value in having “no escape” from the ups and downs of life. Drawing from her own experiences with marriage, divorce, motherhood, and more, Pema reveals that when we embrace the happiness and heartache, the inspiration and confusion—all the twists and turns that are part of natural life—we can begin to discover a true wellspring of courageous love that’s been within our hearts all along. As she writes in chapter four: “Our neurosis and our wisdom are made out of the same material. If you throw out your neurosis, you also throw out your wisdom.”
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Pema Chödrön offers a clear-eyed, gently humorous invitation to stop fleeing life’s difficult turns.
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- A practical Buddhist perspective on meeting life’s joy and pain
- Reflections on love, courage, and staying present to what is
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- Personal reflections alongside spiritual teaching
- An unsentimental look at finding wisdom within struggle
Where it sits
| Buddhism - General | 43% |
|---|---|
| Meditation | 36% |
| Buddhist Thought | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Meditation
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Authors
- Pema Chodron, Pema Chödrön
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Published
- July 31, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Meditation