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We live in difficult times. Life so often seems like a turbulent river threatening to drown us and destroy our world. Why, then, shouldn’t we cling to the certainty of the comfortable - to our deep-seated habits and familiar ways? Because, Pema Chödrön teaches, that kind of fear-based clinging keeps us from the infinitely more powerful experience of being fully alive.
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- By Robin J Katz on 06-06-21
By: Pema Chödrön
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Making Friends with Your Mind
- The Key to Contentment
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Have you ever found yourself thinking your way into a tangle of fret, frustration, or gloom? And then something small - a few kind words, the sun glancing through the clouds, a warm cup of tea - gave you a welcome pause from all your inner chatter? With Making Friends with Your Mind, that's what Pema Chödrön helps us to do, not by chance but with our full intention: to stop fighting with our thoughts and reopen ourselves to wonder as naturally as we breathe.
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Love Pema but....
- By Cenandra on 05-11-17
By: Pema Chödrön
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Bodhisattva Mind
- Teachings to Cultivate Courage and Awareness in the Midst of Suffering
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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What if you could cultivate the mind of a bodhisattva -- one who has dedicated one's life to the benefit of others? According to Pema Chödrön, best-selling author and American-born Buddhist nun, you can. On Bodhisattva Mind, she examines sheshin, or "guarding alertness", and the other qualities of mind we need to develop on the path to enlightenment.
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- By Suzanna Davis on 03-09-11
By: Pema Chödrön
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Getting Unstuck
- Breaking Your Habitual Patterns and Encountering Naked Reality
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
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On Getting Unstuck, Pema Chodron introduces a rare Tibetan teaching she received from her teacher, Dzigar Kontrul Rinpoche, and one that has become critical to her practice. Here, she unveils the mystery of an ineffable quality; a "pre-emotional" feeling that arises in us, brings us discomfort, and causes us to react by escaping the discomfort, often with harmful habits. With Getting Unstuck, she offers us a first look at "both the itch and the scratch": what Tibetan Buddhists call shenpa.
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I'm Still Scratching...But...
- By Kryton2725 on 05-28-08
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The Pema Chodron Audio Collection
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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Pema Chodron, one of the West's most beloved teachers of Buddhism, makes the Tibetan vajrayana tradition accessible in today's world. Now three of her most popular teachings are available in one audiobook set.
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Ancient insights for a Modern Audience
- By Tricia, Audible Editor on 04-11-12
By: Pema Chödrön
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Start Where You Are
- A Guide to Compassionate Living
- By: Pema Chodron
- Narrated by: Joanna Rotté
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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Start Where You Are is an indispensable audiobook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Chödrön offers guidance on how we can accept our flaws and embrace ourselves wholeheartedly as a prerequisite for developing compassion.
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No thank you
- By Susan V. on 06-22-21
By: Pema Chodron
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Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Lisa Coleman
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
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We live in difficult times. Life so often seems like a turbulent river threatening to drown us and destroy our world. Why, then, shouldn’t we cling to the certainty of the comfortable - to our deep-seated habits and familiar ways? Because, Pema Chödrön teaches, that kind of fear-based clinging keeps us from the infinitely more powerful experience of being fully alive.
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- By Robin J Katz on 06-06-21
By: Pema Chödrön
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Making Friends with Your Mind
- The Key to Contentment
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Have you ever found yourself thinking your way into a tangle of fret, frustration, or gloom? And then something small - a few kind words, the sun glancing through the clouds, a warm cup of tea - gave you a welcome pause from all your inner chatter? With Making Friends with Your Mind, that's what Pema Chödrön helps us to do, not by chance but with our full intention: to stop fighting with our thoughts and reopen ourselves to wonder as naturally as we breathe.
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Love Pema but....
- By Cenandra on 05-11-17
By: Pema Chödrön
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Bodhisattva Mind
- Teachings to Cultivate Courage and Awareness in the Midst of Suffering
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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What if you could cultivate the mind of a bodhisattva -- one who has dedicated one's life to the benefit of others? According to Pema Chödrön, best-selling author and American-born Buddhist nun, you can. On Bodhisattva Mind, she examines sheshin, or "guarding alertness", and the other qualities of mind we need to develop on the path to enlightenment.
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lots of people vote and don't write reviews
- By Suzanna Davis on 03-09-11
By: Pema Chödrön
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Getting Unstuck
- Breaking Your Habitual Patterns and Encountering Naked Reality
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
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On Getting Unstuck, Pema Chodron introduces a rare Tibetan teaching she received from her teacher, Dzigar Kontrul Rinpoche, and one that has become critical to her practice. Here, she unveils the mystery of an ineffable quality; a "pre-emotional" feeling that arises in us, brings us discomfort, and causes us to react by escaping the discomfort, often with harmful habits. With Getting Unstuck, she offers us a first look at "both the itch and the scratch": what Tibetan Buddhists call shenpa.
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I'm Still Scratching...But...
- By Kryton2725 on 05-28-08
By: Pema Chödrön
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Don't Bite the Hook
- Finding Freedom from Anger, Resentment, and Other Destructive Emotions
- By: Pema Chodron
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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Life has a way of provoking us with traffic jams and computer malfunctions, with emotionally distant partners and crying children—and before we know it, we're upset. We feel terrible, and then we end up saying and doing things that only make matters worse. But it doesn't have to be that way, says Pema Chödrön. It is possible to relate constructively to the inevitable shocks, losses, and frustrations of life so that we can find true happiness. The key, Pema explains, is not biting the "hook" of our habitual responses.
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Useful and practical, but extreme and illogical
- By Eduard Georgiev on 06-01-20
By: Pema Chodron
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The Courage to Love the World
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
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Pain, loss, shame, sadness - suffering is an unavoidable part of being human. The practice of tonglen offers us a way to transform our relationship with suffering - our own and that which is all around us. In The Courage to Love the World, beloved teacher Pema Chödrön shares insightful and heartfelt stories about tonglen, along with direct instruction and guided practice.
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Beneficial
- By Kate on 11-04-18
By: Pema Chödrön
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This Moment Is the Perfect Teacher
- Ten Buddhist Teachings on Cultivating Inner Strength and Compassion
- By: Pema Chodron
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
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Lojong is a powerful Tibetan Buddhist practice created especially for training the mind to work with the challenges of everyday living. It teaches our hearts to soften, reframes our attitude toward difficulty, and allows us to discover a wellspring of inner strength. In this recorded retreat, Pema Chödrön introduces the lojong teachings and explains how we can apply them to any situation in our life—because, as Pema says, "every moment is an opportunity for awakening."
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FYI: Subset of “Be Grateful to Everyone “
- By mlanely on 11-27-19
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Embracing the Unknown
- Life Lessons from the Tibetan Book of the Dead
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
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Pema Chödrön presents her first live talk on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. With Embracing the Unknown, she reveals how one of Buddhism’s most revered texts contains essential guidance not only for understanding the mysteries of life, death, and rebirth - but also profound wisdom for living fearlessly in “the bardo of this life”. Experience one of today’s most beloved spiritual teachers at her best as she helps us navigate fear, doubt, and uncertainty with a compassionate and open heart.
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so helpful and insightful
- By debadventurer on 02-23-19
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Perfect Just as You Are
- Buddhist Practices on the Four Limitless Ones: Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity
- By: Pema Chodron
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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According to Pema Chodrön, spiritual practice has nothing to do with “self-improvement” since, as the title of this audiobook explains, you are already perfect just as you are. Deep down, our ultimate nature consists of the four limitless qualities—loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity—and these qualities cannot be improved upon.
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- By Barb L. on 01-12-19
By: Pema Chodron
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Working Directly with the Mind
- How to Get to the Root of Suffering and Happiness
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 26 mins
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The reason we meditate, teaches Pema Chodron, is because something is bothering us. Yet the root of suffering and the root of happiness are one and the same: the mind. On Working Directly with the Mind, she offers pithy instructions on taming a wild mind, and becoming fully present with all of our experiences.
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Before You Meditate Listen to This
- By Spence on 01-18-18
By: Pema Chödrön
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Three Steps to Courage
- Working Compassionately with Difficult Emotions
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
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Beloved Tibetan Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön has a unique gift for helping those of all faiths to work with their most difficult inner and outer challenges. In this supportive series of talks, listeners will join her at her best - showing us the way back to our wisest and most heartful selves. Here, Pema shares three simple, time-honored steps to practice when we are in pain or crisis.
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Disappointed
- By Dr. Jan B. Newman on 07-03-20
By: Pema Chödrön
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Walking the Walk
- Putting the Teachings into Practice When It Matters Most
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
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It's one thing to hear a life-changing truth or to have a conceptual grasp on spiritual wisdom. But it’s another thing to "walk the walk" - or to put into practice the good advice we've been given. What does it mean to walk the walk in our everyday lives? According to Pema Chödrön, it means being down-to-earth, genuine, and perhaps most importantly, it means engaging in the teachings in order to actively confront anything and everything we’ve heretofore rejected in our attempts to find happiness.
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Pema's like warm honey.
- By CJ on 01-06-15
By: Pema Chödrön
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The Truth of Our Existence
- Four Teachings from the Buddha to Illuminate Your Life
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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What would happen if we looked with fresh eyes at the struggles and "impossible situations" that we face every day - and found there four gifts that changed everything? For decades, Pema Chödrön has brought clarity and heart to the core teachings of the Buddha, helping to make them relevant and useful in our everyday lives. With The Truth of Our Existence, she immerses us in one of Buddhism’s essential distillations of written wisdom known as The Four Marks of Existence.
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Which is Best..who knows anymore
- By GARY EMES on 01-15-15
By: Pema Chödrön
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From Fear to Fearlessness
- Teachings on the Four Great Catalysts of Awakening
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
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Where will we look when we are afraid? How do we find strength? In what can we place our trust? According to Tibetan Buddhism, there are four noble aspirations, known as the Four Great Catalysts of Awakening, which we can call on to cultivate strength and openness in any situation. From Fear to Fearlessnessbrings us into the company of beloved teacher Pema Chödrön to discover and cultivate these four immeasurables: maitri (loving-kindness), compassion, joy, and equanimity.
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I couldn't relate to this one...
- By customer on 07-07-15
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The Three Commitments
- Walking the Path of Liberation
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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Tibetan Buddhism describes three gates that everyone must pass through on the road to spiritual liberation. With the Three Commitments, Pema Chodron brings her unique blend of insight and gentle instruction to guide practitioners through each of these thresholds as they seek the source of true happiness. As Pema explains, suffering arises when we resist the laws of impermenance-the fact that everything we know, including ourselves, will one day die.
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Excellent but incomplete
- By Jo on 05-02-12
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Unconditional Confidence
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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Pema Chodron is one of today's leading meditation teachers. With more than one million books sold to date, she draws sold out crowds across the U.S. and Canada. On Unconditional Confidence, she offers two accessible sessions to help anyone find courage in times of challenge and change.
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Another Clear Sign-post from Pema for the Journey
- By James on 04-23-12
By: Pema Chödrön
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- Marianne
- 09-14-14
I like it
Would you consider the audio edition of Pure Meditation to be better than the print version?
Im sure their about the same
What other book might you compare Pure Meditation to and why?
Brene Browns seminar: The Power of vulnerablity. Equaly good humor.
Have you listened to any of Pema Chodron’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Buy this book if you are interested in meditation. Pema Chodrons walks you throught some of the things that Im sure many beginners (and perhaps experienced as well) has wondered about. There are several good points in the audiobook. I wont reveal them here. They should be enjoy together with Pema Chodrons.
Any additional comments?
The start was a bit borrowing to me. So dont get disencouraged.
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- Pantelis
- 09-09-03
Good Content, Poor Audio Quality
I found this book very helpful. I had issues with the recording though. It is from a live seminar and there is a boxy quality to her voice. Also lots of ambient room noises from the attendees. I found these things to be very distracting
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- Carrie
- 03-02-09
A Spiritual Staple
I love this teaching. It has been in my digital library for 2 years now and I go back to it whenever I have a stressful life change. It's like an old friend.
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- MRomain
- 07-09-23
Healing
Came at the perfect time in my life, and Pema’s words are currently guiding me to sit in this moment
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- Ce Sea
- 03-17-10
Patchy
Several venues were used and put together for this book. The volume and tone changed thoughtout the audio.
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- Mike MacDonald
- 07-24-06
Disappointing sound quality!
I read the 2 previous reviews and didn't think sound quality would be an issue. However, once purchased, I'm very disappointed by the quality of the recording. The MP3 is encoded at 32 KBPS which is extremely low quality. It makes me feel like I've got earplugs in.
Have only listened to 10 minutes of this audiobook so far but I'm not sure I can listen to much more!
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