Start Where You Are
by Pema Chödrön
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(18 ratings)156 pages1994ShambhalaISBN 9781590301425
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About this book
An American Buddhist nun explains how to become compassionate and fearless by accepting the pain in individual lives in their present state through the study of fifty-nine traditional Tibetan Buddhist sayings.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Published
- 1994
- Pages
- 156
- ISBN
- 9781590301425
- Language
- en
About Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön (formerly known as Deirdre Blomfield-Brown) is an American woman who was ordained as a Buddhist nun in the Chinese lineage of Buddhism in 1981, and a teacher in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa. The goal of her work is the ability to apply Buddhist teachings in everyday life. A prolific author, she has conducted workshops, seminars, and meditation retreats in Europe, Australia, and throughout North America. She is resident teacher of Gampo Abbey, a monastery in rural Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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