
Working Directly with the Mind
How to Get to the Root of Suffering and Happiness
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Pema Chodron
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Pema Chödrön
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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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Crucial topic. sound is fine.
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The perfect listen at the perfect time!
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Bodhisattva Mind
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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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- laura gonzales
- 02-18-17
She's powerfully clear
A great read to exercise the muscle of staying present. Love her!!! I have many of her books. Thank You
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- Dennis_Linux
- 04-12-15
I needed this, you will too.
The mind is the evaluator of experience. Good and bad, happy or sad is a choice. When "you" observe mind the choice belongs to U ...
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- Spence
- 01-18-18
Before You Meditate Listen to This
I've heard Pema Chodron before, but it's been years since I last mediated. This was a great way to start back into it. "It's okay to have wild mind. It's okay to be distracted. Be aware of what you are feeling."
The techniques described within sound like a great way to get settled while meditating. This audio contains some meditation/reflection, so do it at home rather than while driving. I look forward to more from Pema Chodron.
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- Siouxeyes
- 09-06-18
The Mind
I enjoyed this author Pemba Chodron and felt it was the tip of more to come. Her narrating was terrific and I just know she has more to say. Good albeit short book.
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- Fiona
- 01-29-13
Need Experience To fully understand
What was most disappointing about Pema Chodron’s story?
I found it to be a bit over my head, I wasn't really able to just relax and listen, it required a great deal of thought for someone who is inexperienced.
What didn’t you like about the narrator’s performance?
Not a professional recording, there is someone in the background that you can hear clearing their throat throughout the whole thing and it is very off-putting and unprofessional. I really wish I could get my money back.
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