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ALWAYS MAINTAIN A JOYFUL MIND And Other Teachings on Awakening, Compassion and Fearlessness--Book and CD set by Pema Chodron 144 pp. with 45-min. CD. #ALMAJO - $ 16.00 For centuries Tibetan Buddhists have employed a collection of pithy, penetrating slogans to help them develop equanimity, intelligence, and compassion amid the turbulence of daily life. This book presents this transformative spiritual practice (called lojong in Tibetan) in a way that readers of any background can understand and put to use. More ... | |
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BE GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE: An In-depth Guide to the Practice of Lojong by Pema Chodron 7 CD set. #BEGRCD - $ 69.95 One of the best ways to bring meditation off the cushion and into everyday life is to practice lojong (or mind training). For centuries, Tibetans have used fifty-nine powerful mind-training slogans as a way to transform life’s ordinary situations into opportunities for awakening. In this seven-CD program, Pema Chödrön presents her definitive audio teachings on lojong. She offers an overview of the practice and goes on to provide inspiring commentary on the slogans while paying special attention to how to apply them on the spot in our daily lives. The CDs include: More ... | |
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BODHISATTVA MIND--CD set by Pema Chodron 7-hour, 7-CD set. #BOMICD - $ 69.95 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 Chodron--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. "We all have a consciousness that knows what helps and what causes harm," teaches Ani Pema. "With this same ability, we can 'tame our minds,' and extricate ourselves from suffering." A practicum of insights and meditations from this cherished teacher, Bodhisattva Mind shows us how to connect with the spacious, clear, unbiased nature of our minds, and experience the joy of complete freedom. More ... | |
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COMFORTABLE WITH UNCERTAINTY: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion by Pema Chodron, read by Joanna Rotte 3.5-hr., 3-CD set, unabridged. #COUNCD - $ 19.95 These short, stand-alone teachings are designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than just a collection of "thoughts for the day," this CD, taken from the book of the same name, offers a progressive program of spiritual study. Comfortable with Uncertainty, like a set of traditional Buddhist prayer beads, strings together 108 gems that will be cherished for their guidance and inspiration. More ... | |
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THE COMPASSION BOX by Pema Chodron 288 pp. book, CD, card deck, card stand. #COBO - $ 26.95 For many centuries Tibetan Buddhists have used a traditional collection of pithy, penetrating slogans to help them develop equanimity, intelligence, and compassion amid the turbulence of daily life. This beautiful boxed set presents all the tools needed to learn this transformative practice (called lojong* in Tibetan), presented in Pema's accessible, down-to-earth style, with a set of finely produced cards presenting fifty-nine powerful maxims. The cards can be displayed at work or home for guidance and inspiration throughout the day. On the reverse side of each card Pema offers new, illuminating, and inspiring commentary on how to understand and apply the maxims. More ... | |
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THE FEARLESS HEART: The Practice of Living with Courage and Compassion 5-CD Set by Pema Chodron 5-CD 5-hr set. #FEHEPR - $ 39.95 Pema Chodron helps us uncover and transform the fundamental beliefs that cause us to suffer so that we can increase our capacity to love ourselves and others. Pema begins her teaching by declaring, "We live in a culture of fear and guilt, always feeling like we aren't good enough." She then shows the way out of this trap by revealing how the entire spiritual path is really about cultivating fearless self-acceptance. She draws on five traditional Tibetan Buddhist aphorisms to frame her teachings: More ... | |
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GETTING UNSTUCK: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns and Encountering Naked Reality by Pema Chodron 3.5 hr. 2-CD set #GEUNCD - $ 24.95 This new recording from bestselling author Pema Chödron introduces a rare teaching she received from her teacher. She focuses on how to: unravel patterns of self-denigration and develop the fundamental maitri--loving kindness--toward yourself; cultivate acceptance of your irritability and insecurities; and work with shenpa, a "pre-emotional" feeling. She offers great tools for learning to stay with our uneasiness and live a peaceful life. More ... | |
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HOW TO MEDITATE WITH PEMA CHODRON CD set by Pema Chodron 5.5 hr., 5-CD set. #HOMEPE - $ 29.95 This in-depth course helps listeners honestly meet and relate with the mind--the essence of meditation. Beloved teacher Pema Chodron explores mindulness awareness practice; how to overcome physical discomfort and difficult emotions; and guided sessions for resting in the nature of mind, staying present, and more. More ... | |
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NATURAL AWARENESS: Guided Meditations and Teachings for Welcoming All Experience by Pema Chödrön 4 CDs, 3 hrs. 45 mins., includes eight guided practices. #NAAWCD - $ 29.95 As a child, did you ever sit under a favorite tree, immersed in the wonder of a single, precious leaf? As our days grow more complex, teaches Pema Chödrön, these vibrant and wholehearted moments may begin to elude even seasoned meditators. But it doesn't have to be that way. More ... | |
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NOBLE HEART: A Self-Guided Retreat on Befriending Your Obstacles by Pema Chodron 12-CD set (9.5 hrs.), including 45-page study guide. #NOHECD - $ 79.95 You can't get away from suffering. That's the good news, teaches Pema Chodron. For at the core of your most painful experiences, perhaps more than anywhere else, you will find the seeds of your awakening. On The Noble Heart, this beloved American-born Buddhist nun shows you how vulnerability is your greatest spiritual resource on the path through life's difficulties. The noble heart, Ane Pema teaches, is one that sheds its armor, opening itself fearlessly to both heartache and delight. Using special meditations and traditional teachings, Pema Chodron leads you, step by step, toward a full realization of your true strength, the strength that can come only through embracing the pain of your own experience. More ... | |
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THE PLACES THAT SCARE YOU--CD by Pema Chodron, read by Jonna Rotte 4 1/2-hour 4-CD set, unabridged. #PLTHCD - list price $ 19.95 Our Price $15.96 (you save 20%) Fearlessness is what we need to take us beyond the obstacles of self-deception into a state of open-heartedness. Pema Chödron shows how to accept ourselves and others even with faults and imperfections; stay in the present moment by seeing through ego strategies to resist life as it is; move toward what makes us feel insecure and fearful as a way to awaken the sense of our basic goodness and connect with others; cultivate the four immeasurables; train in the five strengths and six warrior activities that increase confidence and inspiration. More ... | |
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PRACTICING PEACE IN TIMES OF WAR--CD set by Pema Chodron 1.5 hr., 2-CD set. #PRPECD - list price $ 19.95 Our Price $15.96 (you save 20%) Beloved teacher Pema Chodron—author of best-sellers When Things Fall Apart and Start Where You Are—brings us this timely new book that explains how finding tranquility in our own lives leads to a broader harmony in our relationships, our communities, and the surrounding world. If war begins within us, we have the power to end war. More ... | |
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PURE MEDITATION by Pema Chodron 2-hour, 2-CD set. #PUMECD - list price $ 19.95 Our Price $15.96 (you save 20%) Pema Chodron, the beloved author of When Things Fall Apart, takes you step-by-step through the ancient spiritual practice of shamatha. In her clear, fresh style she teaches how to relax the mind, use the breath, and deal with thoughts and emotions that arise. An authoritative resource for students at all levels. More ... | |
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SMILE AT FEAR: A Retreat with Pema Chodron on Discovering Your Radiant Self-Confidence CD by Pema Chodron, Carolyn Rose Gimian 4 CDs, 4.5 hrs. #SMFECD - $ 29.95 We all have fears, but when we look closely at them, we discover that behind each fear resides a basic fear of ourselves. We're afraid to look at our habitual styles of thinking and behaving because we might not always like what we see. Ironically it is this fear of honest self-reflection that keeps us trapped in patterns of stress and discontentment. Here is a vision for moving beyond this most basic fear to discover the innate bravery, trust, and joy that reside at the core of our being. In this recorded retreat, Pema Chödrön shares teachings inspired by the book Smile at Fear, which was written by her teacher Chögyam Trungpa. She, and her teaching assistant, Carolyn Rose Gimian, also share practices they received from Trungpa Rinpoche for courageously meeting ourselves in the present moment, including: More ... | |
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THE THREE COMMITMENTS: Walking the Path of Liberation by Pema Chodron 6-CD, 6-hr. set. #THCOCD - $ 69.95 Tibetan Buddhism describes three gates that everyone must pass through on the way to liberation. Pema Chodron guides us through these thresholds and provides teachings and practices for fully embracing life's ephemeral nature. She describes the Pratimoksha, Bodhisattva, and Tanbtric vows--commitments--with her usual accessibility and humor, and shows how these vows are not restricitions but a guiding beacon on the path to liberation. More ... | |
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UNCONDITIONAL CONFIDENCE: Instructions for Meeting Any Experience with Trust and Courage by Pema Chodron 2 hour teaching on 2 audio CDs. #UNCOCD - $ 19.95 For most of us, confidence is something that comes and goes. But what if it were a steady force nourishing our lives? On Unconditional Confidence, Pema Chodron shares a three-step method for helping us work with fear and uncertainty. "The root of true confidence," teaches Pema, "grows from our ability to be in unconditional friendship with ourselves, to train in gentleness, and to trust in our natural intelligence to navigate life." In this down-to-earth teaching session and exclusive interview, she guides us through the essential steps for developing courage, including: More ... | |